Disarmament Quotes

149 Disarmament quotes by 100 unique authors

We do not believe that a nuclear war should be fought and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The main reason we are held hostage by the most destructive technology on earth is simple: the complete lack of international resolve to ban nuclear… — C. G. Weeramantry
The creation of a nuclear weapons convention is not only achievable, it is imperative if civilisation is to survive. — C. G. Weeramantry
This is our message - killing is wrong. Mass killing is wrong. Threatening mass destruction is a denial of our own humanity and is suicidal.… — Unknown Author
UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after decades… — Kofi Annan
I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when there was a grass roots movement calling for nuclear disarmament… — Jackson Browne
Neurotic identity crises come when our defense mechanisms have been too successful and we're encapsulated in the fortress we have constructed with nothing to refresh… — Sam Keen
We really are at the crossroads and [disarmament] will happen if people of goodwill all over the world raise their voices and take action to… — Jody Williams
Even a total and universal disarmament does not guarantee the maintenance of peace. — Ludwig Quidde
Among pacifists it was above all the English who always insisted on the importance of disarmament. They said that the man in the street would… — Ludwig Quidde
Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament… — Ludwig Quidde
So long as peace is not attained by law (so argue the advocates of armaments) the military protection of a country must not be undermined,… — Ludwig Quidde
The relationship of the two problems is rather the reverse. To a great extent disarmament is dependent on guarantees of peace. Security comes first and… — Ludwig Quidde
We have to consciously build the elements of a world based on a culture of peace and disarmament. This is a task for everyone. It… — Widad Akrawi
Negotiations with Iran, especially, will not be easy under any circumstances, but I suspect that they might be somewhat less difficult if the nuclear-weapon states… — Hans Blix
There is no scientific antidote, only education. You've got to change the way people think. I am not interested in disarmament talks between nations .… — Albert Einstein
Spiritually, compulsory disarmament has made us unmanly, and the presence of an alien army of occupation, employed with deadly effect to crush in us the… — Mahatma Gandhi
The views of the European Union are fully reflected in this text, particularly the key objective of the EU, namely vigorously to address the disarmament… — Javier Solana
There is no sign, not one sign, that the Iraqi regime has any intent to comply fully with the terms of Resolution 1441, just as… — Richard Armitage
Well, the United States has said that the disarmament of Iraq is the top priority, but we have also noted that there are many other… — Richard Armitage
The city of Hiroshima stands as more than a monument to massive death and destruction. It stands as a living testament to the necessity for… — Edward Kennedy
There can be no true disarmament without peace, and there can be no real peace without very material disarmament. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
In a nuclear war there would be no victors, only victims. The truth of peace require that all-whether those governments which openly or secretly possess… — Pope Benedict XVI
One of the most serious [challenges] is increased military spending and the cost of maintaining and developing nuclear arsenals. Enormous resources are being consumed for… — Pope Benedict XVI
With the persistence of tensions and conflicts in various parts of the world, the international community must never forget what happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki,… — Pope John Paul II

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