Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone
“All our history gives confirmation to the view that liberty of conscience has a moral and social value which makes it worthy of preservation at the hands of the state.”
John F. Kennedy
“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“When we say “Thou shalt not kill,” we’re really saying that human life is too sacred to be taken on the battlefields of the world.”
Albert Einstein
“The conscientious objector is a revolutionary … he sacrifices his personal interests to the most important cause of working for the betterment of society.”
Dorothy Day
“We are not talking of passive resistance. Love and prayer are not passive, but a most active glowing force.”
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