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title: "6 Arms Trade Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Arms Trade quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Arms Trade sayings and thoughts."
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> [The problem is that the global arms trade is entirely free of international regulation. In a world in which the flow of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/the-problem-is-that-the-global-arms-trade-is-entirely-free-of/)

[Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/)

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> [“general amorality of the weapons business in their disdain for any kind of control over the arms trade, their dislike of attempts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-feinstein/general-amorality-of-the-weapons-business-in-their-disdain-for-any/)

[Andrew Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-feinstein/)

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> [Every day, we at the United Nations see the human toll of an absence of regulations or lax controls on the arms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/every-day-we-at-the-united-nations-see-the-human-toll-of-an-absence/)

[Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/)

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> [“The arms trade – an intricate web of networks between the formal and shadow worlds, between government, commerce and criminality – often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-feinstein/the-arms-trade-an-intricate-web-of-networks-between-the-formal-and/)

[Andrew Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-feinstein/)

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> [Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/why-are-deadly-weapons-being-sold-to-those-who-plan-to-inflict-untold/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

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> [We are calling on countries that supply weapons to comply with certain restrictions: not to sell weapons to human rights abusers, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scar-arias/we-are-calling-on-countries-that-supply-weapons-to-comply-with/)

[Oscar Arias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scar-arias/)

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