Oh, diplomacy ... it mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its will on… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
However passionate, sinning, and rebellious the heart hidden in the tomb, the flowers growing over it peep serenely at us with their… — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
Once you follow a path of nonviolence and social justice, it won't take you long before you come into conflict with the… — Martin Sheen Copy Share Image
Diplomacy between a powerful, victorious army and a side that's losing doesn't really work well. — Toomas Hendrik Ilves Copy Share Image
Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of… — Mike Thompson Copy Share Image
A history that should pursue all the subtle threads from end to end might be eminently valuable, but not as a tribute… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Unless discipline is rooted in nonviolence, it might prove to be a source of infinite mischief. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“There is always a chance for reconciliation, a chance that one day he and I will sit around a table together and… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War and Peace,' 'A Farewell to Arms,' 'For… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
The nineteenth and twentieth centuries have given us as much terror as we can take. We have paid a high enough price… — Jean-Francois Lyotard Copy Share Image
“What does our commitment to nonviolence mean as citizens of one of the most powerful and oppressive nations in recorded history?” — Mary Jo Bowman Copy Share Image
“You know me, Robert, when my passions flare, diplomacy is not my métier.” — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
“Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people;… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
“...it is a different matter entirely to commit military resources to keep peace in such areas, where often no peace can be… — Jeane Kirkpatrick Copy Share Image
Nonviolence is based on recognizing that all of us are human beings. And at a certain point we begin to learn that… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
It is absolutely no accident that the peace and reconciliation, and indeed the economic progress, that eluded us generation after generation for… — Mary McAleese Copy Share Image
We feel very celebratory and positive that we have created a voyage across the DMZ in peace and reconciliation that was said… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Anne Lamott writes that we learn the practice of reconciliation by starting with those nearest us. “Earth is Forgiveness School. You might… — Tish Harrison Warren Copy Share Image
Yet, when one thinks of it, diplomacy without force is a but a rotten reed to lean upon. — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
