Peacemakers share the belief that the quest for a peaceful world is essentially the quest to awaken the compassionate spirit in each of us — to invigorate hope, to reconnect with the universal kindness that our great teachers have tried to cultivate for thousands of years. They recognize that peace is not something we can wait on a divine power to establish. It rests in our hands to learn virtue and respect for one another and to practice tolerance and forbearance.

Scott A. Hunt, The Future of Peace