The document contains reflections from various individuals on the price of peace after World War II and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many note that wars destroy lives and civilizations, and that the bombings left countless dead and cities in ruins. Some state that true peace is difficult to achieve and regain once lost. Others advocate for nonviolence and preventing future wars and use of weapons of mass destruction so that peace can be maintained without huge costs in lives.

1. The Price of Peace Reflections on what happened in Hiroshima

2. The price of peace was a city’s destruction, countless deaths of strong youths on the battle field and the dark memories on the people of the nation. ~ Haichen

4. After the war, nothing is left except the ruins everywhere. After the war, nothing lasts but the sufferings of countless refugees. ~ Eric

5. The world will never have lasting peace as long as men make wars. Just as someone said, “You can murder a murderer, but you cannot murder the murder,” wars can only lead us to a world without peace. ~ Zoe

6. This is the price of peace, which seems a bit too high. So many innocent people were gone forever within seconds. Those were human lives which were no more different from you and me. ~ Ashley

7. If we had suffered so much from war before we can get peace again, why should we start a war? Peace can be very easy to keep, but can also be very difficult to regain. Don’t start a war. ~ Robert

8. Temporary peace has been pushed onto the stage by the power of the atomic bombs although the misery in the two cities has just begun. ~ Wendy

9. War does nothing but destroys people’s lives. The invention of weapons of mass destruction is a curse. I hope that a war will never happen and weapons of mass destruction will never be used again. ~ Hazel

10. The price of peace is the pain that the people suffered in the war and the pain left to the people after the war. ~ Peter

11. At the moment I saw the ruins after the bomb, I forgot the evil the Japanese had done to us. I suddenly became aware that common people are not responsible for wars and invasions. ~ Cass

12. Wars can never have a win-win ending. ~ Vivian

13. WMD are very dangerous to people all over the world. They threaten the world's security. We should try our best to stop the use of WMD. ~ Apple

14. We got peace at last by the death of millions of people. ~ Crystal

15. I advocate a world of peace. Although we cannot forget the huge hurt the Japanese had done to us, we can have a grateful heart to face this issue. ~ Betty

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