Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Category: Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza (/bəˈruːk spɪˈnoʊzə/; born Benedito de Espinosa; 24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677, later Benedict de Spinoza) was a Dutch philosopher of Sephardi Portuguese origin.