Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes

When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

There will always be disputes between nations which, at times, will inflame the public and threaten conflicts, but the main thing is to educate…

— Frank B. Kellogg

In our system of government, the judicial and legislative branches have different roles. Judges are not politicians. Judges must decide cases, not champion causes.…

— Orrin Hatch

It is the responsibility of all of us to remind governments of their commitments to settle disputes by peaceful means and to negotiate in…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

We [with Shindzo Abe] should understand that the results of that terrible tragedy of the 20th century, namely World War II, are enshrined in…

— Vladimir Putin

I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as…

— Douglas MacArthur

Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.

— David Suzuki

Capitalism, in its imperialist phase, is a system which considers war to be a legitimate instrument for settling international disputes, a legal method in…

— J. Stalin

Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy,…

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Private property is a necessary institution, at least in a fallen world; men work more and dispute less when goods are private than when…

— R. H. Tawney

People of good character are not all going to come down on the same side of difficult political and social issues. Good people-people of…

— William Bennett

Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,…

— George Washington

Dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.

— Boyd K. Packer

And after hearing what our Church can say, If still our reason runs another way, That private reason 'tis more just to curb, Than…

— John Dryden

One lesson to learn is that the press and the broadcasters are not neutral. And it seems we have to learn it each time…

— Ken Loach