On the recordMay 8, 1982
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.
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presidency.ucsb.eduPeace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.
Address at Commencement Exercises at Eureka College in Illinois
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