Disarmament Quotes

149 Disarmament quotes by 100 unique authors

The time has come for those nations that rely on the force of nuclear armaments to respectfully heed the voices of peace-loving people, not least… — Iccho Itoh
The best way to begin disarming is to begin-and the United States is ready to conclude firm agreements in these areas and to consider any… — Lyndon B. Johnson
No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security against the risks… — John F. Kennedy
We must create world-wide law and law enforcement as we outlaw world-wide war and weapon — John F. Kennedy
We must work toward the elimination of all nuclear weapons, and an end to policies which cause this country to move toward the weaponization of… — Dennis Kucinich
Our nuclear free status is a statement of our belief that we and our fellow human beings can build the institutions which will one day… — David Lange
Every adult in the world has some sense that he or she might be obliterated at any time by these weapons that we have created. — Robert Jay Lifton
As long as we rationalize nuclear weapons as "necessary" in order to save American lives, then nuclear weapons will never be gotten rid of. — Bernard Lown
I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy. — Alva Myrdal
The smaller nations can in fact exercise greater influence on disarmament negotiations than they have hitherto done. — Alva Myrdal
Because war and preparations for war have acquired legitimacy, and because of the tremendous proliferation of arms through production and export, so that they are… — Alva Myrdal
In the age when the atom has been split, the moon encircled, diseases conquered, is disarmament so difficult a matter that it must remain a… — Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker
The sheer folly of trying to defend a nation by destroying all life on the planet must be apparent to anyone capable of rational thought.… — Queen Noor of Jordan
I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the gun manfuacturer's lobby.… — Barack Obama
The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that we have to… — Barack Obama
When distrust exists between governments, when there is a danger of war, they will not be willing to disarm even when logic indicates that disarmament… — Ludwig Quidde
Time and time again we have experienced efforts directed toward this popular and simple concept of securing peace by means of disarmament. — Ludwig Quidde
Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace. — Ludwig Quidde
Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the… — Ludwig Quidde
Extending social and economic development throughout the world and eliminating nuclear weapons from military arsenals are two fundamental prerequisites to replacing the culture of war… — Unknown Author
Moral disarmament is to safeguard the future; material disarmament is to save for the present, that there may be a future to safeguard. — Elihu Root
Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. — Joseph Rotblat
Except for fools and madmen, everyone knows that nuclear war would he an unprecedented human catastrophe. — Carl Sagan
The use of a mere dozen nuclear weapons ... would be a human catastrophe without parallel. ... Because so few weapons can kill so many… — Jonathan Schell
We are the generation that brought the bomb in. We have got to be the generation that should take it out. — Martin Sheen

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