“Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on ...” — Julien Benda Quote

“Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace.”

“The man of science, the artist, the philosopher are attached to their nations as much as the day-laborer and the merchant.”

“All Europe, including Erasmus, has followed Luther.”

“My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.”

“Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.”

“Sleep makes people calmer, more alert, less fearful - just plain happier, or so I see around me and in me. I am sure that if this great nation were to concentrate on getting more sleep, we would be a happier, more confident people, and that by itself would be a major achievement.”