You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.

Geraldine Ferraro
About This Quote

How many times have you fallen in love with someone and thought, "I don't want to ever see them hurt." Only to find out later that they have been hurt before. How many times have you loved someone and thought, "I don't want to ever see them hurt." Only to find out later that they were hurt before. Or maybe you haven't fallen in love with someone and you feel it's too late. But, whatever the case may be, we all have a desire to never see the people we love hurt.

We all wish for them to be safe. In this quote, Nelson Mandela says you don't have to fight a war to love peace. He says that loving peace is enough.

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