Quotes About Diplomacy

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war.

Freedom is not nurtured by nations preparing for war.

No more wars, no more bloodshed. Peace unto you. Shalom, salaam, forever.

Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

We should keep [the Panama Canal]. After all, we stole it fair and square.

Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement

Every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable .. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.

We cannot win this war on terror if people are undercutting us. And one way to undercut us is to empower Iran.

In war I would deal with the Devil and his grandmother

Wars are to be undertaken in order that it may be possible to live in peace without molestation.

The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that no two countries that are both part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war as long as they are each part of that supply chain.

Armaments are necessary - or are maintained on the pretext of necessity - because of a real or an imagined danger of war.

Why is war such an easy option? Why does peace remain such an elusive goal? We know statesmen skilled at waging war, but where are those dedicated enough to humanity to find a way to avoid war

Waging war we understand, but not waging peace, or at any rate less consciously so.

There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.

The only matter that could take Egypt to war again is water.

We're eyeball to eyeball...and I think the other fellow just blinked.

The only way to win World War III is to prevent it.

A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.

We go to war only to make peace. We never went to war with any other design. We carry the national conscience wherever we go.

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.