Geneva Quotes

58 quotes by 49 authors

Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign policy were astonished… — Russell Baker
War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You… — Smedley Butler
Somewhere along the way, New York became all about money. Or rather, it was always about money, but it wasn't all about money, if you… — Graydon Carter
It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib… — John Yoo
Our enemies didn't adhere to the Geneva Convention. Many of my comrades were subjected to very cruel, very inhumane and degrading treatment, a few of… — John McCain
This fight has nothing to do with soldierly gallantry or principles of the Geneva Convention. If the fight against the partisans is not waged with… — Wilhelm Keitel
The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us to work to… — Barack Obama
Setting out rules for waging war (the Geneva Convention). — Paulo Coelho
What is the Geneva Convention on wars! I have never read it. — Yoweri Museveni
The striking thing is that WHO doesn't really have the authority to do any of this. It can't tell governments what to do. It hires… — Atul Gawande
It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva… — Edward Kennedy
Everybody likes to go to Geneva. I used to do it for the Law of the Sea conferences and you'd find these potentates from down… — Ernest Hollings
This war no longer has anything to do with knightly conduct or with the agreements of the Geneva Convention. — Wilhelm Keitel
At Geneva, the neutral states were often in agreement concerning the preliminaries for Genoa, and Genoa itself was marked by a quite natural mutual exchange… — Hjalmar Branting
Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN has signed agreements with the… — Rolf-Dieter Heuer
Many of our partners are here and this is where the world's expertise on environment and the wider sustainability agenda often and regularly gathers. Here… — Achim Steiner
Geneva is a city where the living conditions and hospitality provided by both the population and authorities of Geneva - at all levels - are… — Margaret Chan
The spirit of International Geneva is not only a catchword. It stands for Switzerland's commitment to advance international cooperation and dialogue - and we make… — Didier Burkhalter
There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that… — Charles Guggenheim
In my judgement, this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions. — Alberto Gonzales

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