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title: "1 Weapons Day Quotes By David Lange"
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> [We cannot by ourselves reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world, but we are doing what has to be done all over the world if those weapons are one day to be eliminated. We will not contemplate any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/we-cannot-by-ourselves-reduce-the-number-of-nuclear-weapons-in-the/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

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## More by David Lange

> [You have to talk about why things happened the way they did. You can't actually explain my political life except by a series of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/you-have-to-talk-about-why-things-happened-the-way-they-did-you-can-t/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [This is the difficulty about talking about it without sounding big-headed, but you cannot speak of New Zealand now without my involvement in what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/this-is-the-difficulty-about-talking-about-it-without-sounding-big/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [New Zealand's nuclear free movement is a broad-based and popular movement. Our nuclear free status is a challenge to much that is accepted as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/new-zealand-s-nuclear-free-movement-is-a-broad-based-and-popular/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [Today's Schools are not Tomorrows Schools. That's a fundamental misconception.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/today-s-schools-are-not-tomorrows-schools-that-s-a-fundamental/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [An itinerant masseur, massaging the politically erogenous zones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/an-itinerant-masseur-massaging-the-politically-erogenous-zones/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [Our nuclear free status means that we decline to acquiesce in the strategies of nuclear deterrence. We will not turn a blind eye to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/our-nuclear-free-status-means-that-we-decline-to-acquiesce-in-the/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [Will the United States pull the rug on New Zealand? The answer is no. They might polish the lino a bit harder and hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/will-the-united-states-pull-the-rug-on-new-zealand-the-answer-is-no/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [Bassett was a member of parliament and a cousin on my father's side of the family. My father delivered him and it became plain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/bassett-was-a-member-of-parliament-and-a-cousin-on-my-father-s-side/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [I had been brought up in the law and had this sort of instinct that international law operates and was there to protect principles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/i-had-been-brought-up-in-the-law-and-had-this-sort-of-instinct-that/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [We do not wish to have nuclear weapons on New Zealand soil or in our harbors. We do not ask, we do not expect,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/we-do-not-wish-to-have-nuclear-weapons-on-new-zealand-soil-or-in-our/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [Lange was hosting a reception at Vogel House for the Chinese politician Hu Yao Bang when the lights went out. Lange immediately asked all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/lange-was-hosting-a-reception-at-vogel-house-for-the-chinese/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [George W. Bush: a person who is the ultimate outcome of the American condition. Someone promoted above ability because of circumstance and organisation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/george-w-bush-a-person-who-is-the-ultimate-outcome-of-the-american/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [We cannot by ourselves reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world, but we are doing what has to be done all over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/we-cannot-by-ourselves-reduce-the-number-of-nuclear-weapons-in-the/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [On a trip to Germany, Lange and his entourage were climbing the tower of an ancient castle when they stopped to catch their breath.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/on-a-trip-to-germany-lange-and-his-entourage-were-climbing-the-tower/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

> [Greens are not expected to be anything but nice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lange/greens-are-not-expected-to-be-anything-but-nice/)

[David Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lange/)

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