Affirm Quote by Benigno Aquino III

Compulsory arbitration is a practical instrument of pacification and, as such, it can and should be enacted by the Hague Conference.

— Charles Albert Gobat

We believe that big nations should not bully smaller nations, and that the sovereignty of nations must be respected. And we have long urged…

— Barack Obama

Gentlemen, I fervently trust that before long the principle of arbitration may win such confidence as to justify its extension to a wider field…

— Henry Campbell-Bannerman

On the contrary, all the world would point to that nation as violating a treaty, by going to war with a country with whom…

— Richard Cobden

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it…

— Arthur Henderson

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

— Benjamin Franklin

International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smoldering one

— Ambrose Bierce

The most important thing that certainly the United States and other Asian and Pacific actors have done is to urge that whatever happens, however…

— Anonymous

It may be that for a long time some nations will continue to fight each other, but the example of those nations who prefer…

— Randal Cremer

We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword.

— Richard Cobden

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

— Herbert Read