I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.

Quote by Thomas Payne

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Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue...

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

Even when we do not create children's fears, when they come to us with fears...

Even when we do not create children's fears, when they come to us with fears...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my...

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my...

You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.

You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall...

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

Children really brighten up a household - they never turn the lights off.

Children really brighten up a household - they never turn the lights off.

Adults are obsolete children.

Adults are obsolete children.

The golf links lie so near the mill, That almost every day, The laboring children...

The golf links lie so near the mill, That almost every day, The laboring children...

Where does discipline end? Where does cruelty begin? Somewhere between these, thousands of children inhabit...

Where does discipline end? Where does cruelty begin? Somewhere between these, thousands of children inhabit...

A greedy father has thieves for children

A greedy father has thieves for children

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are...

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to...

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to...

When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but...

When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but...

Peace is inside you. Wherever you go, peace goes with you. When you climb on...

Peace is inside you. Wherever you go, peace goes with you. When you climb on...

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared...

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared...