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Henry Dunant Quotes

By Thy power, let there be peace, O God!

By Thy power, let there be peace, O God!

Henry Dunant
"A Memory of Solferino". Book by Henry Dunant, p. 11, 1862.

Why could not advantage be taken of a time of relative calm and quiet to investigate and try to solve a question of such immense and worldwide importance, both from the humane and Christian stand-point?

Henry Dunant
Christian, Taken, Trying
"A Memory of Solferino". Book by Henry Dunant, p. 66, 1862.

I was a mere tourist with no part whatever in this great conflict; but it was my rare privilege, through an unusual train of circumstances, to witness the moving scenes that I have resolved to describe. In these pages I give only my personal impressions; so my readers should not look here for specific details, nor for information on strategic matters; these things have their place in other writings.

Henry Dunant
Moving, Writing, Giving
"A Memory of Solferino". Book by Henry Dunant, p. 16; As quoted in The Independent, February 22, 2002, 1862.

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