A Few Sayings About Peace These are a few things I wrote down while contemplating the nature of the universe. =+[PRESENTLY]+= Presently I would like the fighting to stop. =++= =+[DEFENSE]+= Defense is one thing. Retribution another. And revenge running amok a terrible thing. =++= =+[VIOLENCE]+= Violence and warring saps joy, love, and vigor, destroys liberty and serendipity. =++= =+[SPIRIT]+= The spirit of God in the people is weighed down and the role of government is reversed by a warlike state. =++= =+[THE INNOVATOR]+= The purpose of technology is to improve the creature comforts and sustain life; war turns the noble efforts of mankind toward destruction and maligns the innovator. =++= =+[LAND]+= Land is a great boon though bloodied land carries a long, expensive mortgage. =++=