This history is celebrated and preserved, but it is a stark contrast to the peaceful, even staid, community of Lexington today.
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers has said Northern Ireland was being "held to ransom by protesters", and she called for an end to all street demonstrations over flags, even peaceful ones.
It's smooth and peaceful... even when you're hurtling along at speeds high enough to put you in jail.
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This is the ultimate test of economic diplomacy and arguments about the peace dividend: does trade, once established politically, have the power to sustain itself and to maintain peaceful, open borders even as political environments change?
"I'm confident we will have an even more peaceful election this December because most Ghanaians I have spoken to say they enjoy the atmosphere and will urge the politicians to keep it that way", he said.
But experts say, even if things remain peaceful, how the country's new constitution takes shape may prove critical to its future.
Even in Namibia, peaceful now for a decade, the ranchers--most of them white--nervously watch as the government restricts their ownership of rifles and diesel fuel and wonder if life wouldn't be so bad in Germany or the United States.
Trade is a fundamentally peaceful undertaking that unites people who might even dislike one another.
Some want action, even if it might mean abandoning their peaceful Buddhist way.
The idea is that children can heal through participation in art and music and even, very simply, through the peaceful passage of time.
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Let me be clear, America respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard, even if we disagree with them.
India is an intense experience for even the most seasoned traveler, and the peaceful vibe of Nadesar Palace, a 28-acre, 10-room property now managed by the Taj Group, provides a lush counterpoint to stark reality.
Even when there are hopeful signs springing up everywhere, a peaceful Myanmar can never be taken for granted.
We have low population density, clean air, fresh water, fertile land, an ocean on either side and a grand total of two nations on our borders. (One of which is a also a huge, stable and peaceful nation with clean air, fresh water, and fertile land and even lower population density).
But many fear that more fighting is to come, even if Messrs Kabila and Bemba do agree to try to keep their rivalry peaceful.
Even the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has become involved, calling for a peaceful resolution to the dispute.
Let me step back and talk about what I think our mission has to be in the Middle East and even more broadly -- because our purpose is to make sure the world is more -- is peaceful.
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