Quotes About Diplomacy

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

The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities.

Great Britain was going to make war on a kindred nation who desired nothing better than to be friends with her.

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

(The great questions of the day) are not decided by speeches and majority votes but by blood and iron.

Among the privileges of being a superpower, the right and the ability to make a local quarrel into a global one ranks very high.

The Cold War is over but Cold War thinking survives.

The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.

Our countries have been friends dating to the very existence of the United States. France is the only power that has never been at war with the United States.

My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons.

War may be made by one party, but it requires two to make peace.

When it comes to matters of war and peace, we must not act rashly.

If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction.

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then you can choose the most fitting method for his demise.

Odd how we focus on studying wars at at school to form our 'education'. No wonder we know so little about making and forging peace as adults.

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

One who is mild rather than forceful has greater capacity for outreach.

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording what you say.

The Dutch and the English, former competitors for world dominance, taught me the wisdom of waiting as well as withholding.

King Fahd was a man of wisdom and a leader who commanded respect throughout the entire world. He was a friend and strong ally of the United States for decades.