Quotes About Alliance

In this way you have enemies in all those whom you have injured in seizing that principality, and you are not able to keep those friends who put you there because of your not being able to satisfy them in the way they expected, and you cannot take strong measures against them, feeling bound to them.

Guerra não se evita, mas se adia em favor de outrem.

el que ayuda a otro a hacerse poderoso causa su propiaruina. Porque es natural que el que se ha vuelto poderoso recele de la misma astucia o de la misma fuerza gracias a las cuales se lo ha ayudado.

For I do not believe that divisions purposely caused can ever lead to good; on the contrary, when an enemy approaches, divided cities are lost at once, for the weaker faction will always side with the invader, and the other will not be able to stand alone.

que el que ayuda a otro a hacerse poderoso causa su propia ruina. Porque es natural que el que se ha vuelto poderoso recele de la misma astucia o de la misma fuerza gracias a las cuales se lo ha ayudado.

the prince who holds a country differing in the above respects ought to make himself the head and defender of his powerful neighbours, and to weaken the more powerful amongst them, taking care that no foreigner as powerful as himself shall, by any accident

Los florentinos, que carecían de ejércitos propios, trajeron diez mil franceses para conquistar a Pisa; y esta resolución les hizo correr más peligros de los que corrieran nunca en ninguna época. El emperador de Constantinopla, para ayudar a sus vecinos, puso en Grecia diez mil turcos, los cuales, una vez concluida la guerra, se negaron a volver a su patria; de donde empezó la servidumbre de Grecia bajo el yugo de los infieles.

A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy.

A prince is also esteemed when he shows himself a true friend or a true enemy, that is, when, without reservation, he takes his stand with one side or the other. This is always wiser than trying to be neutral, for if two powerful neighbors of yours fall out they are either of such sort that the victor may give you reason to fear him or they are not. In either case it will be better for you to take sides and wage an honest war.

And though later he came pretending friendship, the alliance with man would ever be but fragile, for the fear he'd struck into their hearts was too deep to be dislodged.

The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward.

I'm not a multilateralist against anybody. I'm a multilateralist because I believe in a multilateral order.

Men and women may form associations for and among themselves and be governed by stipulations that are mutually acceptable.

Israel and the United States have been locked in a mutually necessary and beneficial intelligence-sharing relationship for more than 60 years.

When have a fight with my friend, you have a fight with me, too.

I'm cool with Jay-Z. Jay-Z is genuinely my friend.

Japan is not going to do anything with any country that harms the national interest.

We really believe our national interests are identical with European interests.

U.S. foreign aid must be used more strategically to achieve our national security goals.

Our national security is inextricably linked to our relationship with, and military support for, Israel.

In the past, some natives used to collude with Britishers. In the same way, YSRCP is now colluding with Centre.

For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability.

Well, we are very glad that Russia is so close with NATO.

NATO isn't going to be concerned about fishing.