Bury the Weapons for Peace

Alma 24:

19-And thus we see that, when these Lamanites were brought to believe and to know the truth, they were firm, and would suffer even unto death rather than commit sin; and thus we see that they buried their weapons of peace, or they buried the weapons of war, for peace.

They were truly converted. The would not break their covenants even on pain of death.
In the play, A Man for All Seasons, Sir Thomas Moore, who would soon have his head removed because of a refusal to compromise his principles, said, When a man takes an oath, he's holding his own self in his own hands, like water, and if he opens his fingers then--he needn't hope to find himself again (p. 81) Your character is founded on your ability to keep your word.
The second part of this verse is really what stands out to me. Here are people who are about to be attacked, unjustly. They know they can fight back and protect themselves but they bury their weapons for peace. What are our "weapons of war"?

pride, sarcasm, humor at the expense of another, defensiveness, anger, taking offense, holding grudges, etc ??
Are these not things that can cause contention between ourselves and another. Could we not "bury" these things for peace?? Sometimes we would be totally justified, as these Lamanites were, in picking up those weapons and defending ourselves. But is it always the right thing? Even if we are justified. I think most would agree that Christ would have been justified in defending himself- but he chose his battles. We need to choose our battles as well.
In this chapter, over 1000 people are murdered. But also in this chapter, because of those deaths over 2000 are converted and choose to change their lives. I'm not saying it's always the right choice to be passive, but sometimes we have to surrender a battle to win our war. We have to bury our "weapons" for peace.