Quotes About Conflict

In its Declaration of Independence on May 15, 1948, Israel stretched out its hand in peace to its Arab neighbors, calling for an end to war and bloodshed. In response, seven Arab states invaded Israel. The U.N. resolution that partitioned the country was thus violated and effectively annulled.

But, although America cannot be justly charged with violating the rights of Turkey, Turkey nevertheless can be justly charged with violating the rights of America.

My impression is the Trump administration is in imminent danger of violating the gunfighter's credo, which is 'Do not pick seven fights if you are carrying a six shooter.'

The causes of the China Incident were the exclusion and insult of Japan throughout China, the exclusion of Japanese goods, the persecution of Japanese residents in China, and the illegal violation of Japanese rights.

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty and an affront to the international community.

Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children.

Whatever happened after the liberation of Krajina, this was in no way a violation of human rights by Croatian authorities.

First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights.

Saddam Hussein was undoubtedly a brutal dictator who had attacked Iraq's neighbours, repressed and killed many of his own people, and was in violation of obligations imposed by the U.N. Security Council.

There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone.

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.

Nothing good ever comes of violence.

You can't reason with gang violence: you can't talk to it, sit it at the table, and negotiate with it.

When language fails, violence becomes a language; I never had that feeling.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

Violence is a tool of the ignorant.

In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also.

Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Abortion is the ultimate violence.

Mission accomplished, we didn't have any problems as far as violence goes.

I don't have a dark side at all. I just like violence.