“Peace is not when everyone agrees. It is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together”

“Peace is not when everyone agrees. It is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means” is a related quotation from U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1982.
     
“Peace is not when everyone agrees, it is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together. xo” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Crystal Andrus Morissette on November 7, 2016, and this received over 74,000 shares. “Peace is not when everyone agrees; it is respecting our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together. xo”  (“Peace is not when everyone agrees, it is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together. xo” is shown on an image) was posted on X/Twitter by Crystal Andrus on November 8, 2016.
     
 
Wikiquote:  Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (6 February 1911 – 5 June 2004) was an American politician and actor, who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
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Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.
. “Address at Commencement Exercises at Eureka College in Illinois,” May 9, 1982. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project.
     
 
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Ronald W. Reagan Society of Eureka College
December 14, 2014 at 11:39 AM ·
“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.” President Ronald Reagan
   
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Crystal Andrus Morissette
November 7, 2016 at 10:15 PM ·
(“Peace is not when everyone agrees, it is respecting our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together. xo”  is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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Crystal Andrus
@crystalandrus
Peace is not when everyone agrees; it is respecting our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together. xo
(“Peace is not when everyone agrees, it is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together. xo” is shown on an image, credited to fb/crystalandrusmorissette.—ed.)
9:00 AM · Nov 8, 2016
 
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Miss Kitty
@Cerridwensheart
Peace is not when Everyone agrees. It is when We can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox Together.
(This is shown on an image, credited to fb/MyDayMyWay.—ed.)
5:01 AM · Nov 11, 2016
 
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PIMSY EHR (Electronic Health Records)
@PIMSY_EHR
“Peace is not when everyone agrees, it is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together.”
2:20 PM · Nov 18, 2016
 
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Carla Carlson-Wallace
@carlaacarlson
Peace is not when everyone agrees.  It is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together. #Peace #NotHate #Inspiration #CarlaTexRealtor #ThinkBIGSundayWithMarsha
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
12:01 AM · Sep 1, 2019
     
iFunny
TruePatnoonVeteran
6 jan 2021
PEACE IS NOT WHEN EVERYONE AGREES. IT IS WHEN WE CAN RESPECT OUR DISAGREEMENTS AND STILL PLAY IN THE SANDBOX TOGETHER.
   
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Cecilia Vaca Jones
@CecyVacaJones
Peace is not when everyone agrees. It is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together.
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
5:34 PM · Jan 19, 2022
 
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Tiny Buddha
@tinybuddha
“Peace is not when everyone agrees. It’s when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together.” ~Unknown
What to do instead of arguing when you strongly disagree with someone: https://buff.ly/3npVqfq
2:43 PM · Feb 21, 2024
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Emad R. Y. Michel
@worldofsemsem
Peace is not everyone agrees. It is when we can respect our disagreements and still play in the sandbox together 💜💛
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@Monica1990Sweet
9:08 AM · Jan 19, 2025