Geneva Quotes

58 Geneva quotes by 49 unique authors

Hedge funds are investment pools that are relatively unconstrained in what they do. They are relatively unregulated (for now), charge very high fees, will not… — Cliff Asness
There are no European voices at Geneva, there are no European voices at START. — E. P. Thompson
We consider these settlements to be contrary to the Geneva Convention, that occupied territory should not be changed by establishment of permanent settlements by the… — Jimmy Carter
But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully in the presence… — Vincent de Paul
The Geneva Convention . . . says that there will be no outrages upon human dignity. Itâ€™s very vague. What does that mean, â€˜outrages upon… — George W. Bush
Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them. — Brad Thor
The World Health Organisation has a lot of its medical experts sitting in Geneva while hospitals in Africa have no drugs and desperate patients are… — Pauline Hanson
Geneva has the sleepy tidiness of a man who combs his hair while yet in his pyjamas. — Lewis Mumford
Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated by the Conventions. — John Yoo
Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and… — John Yoo
It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists. — John Yoo
Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition… — John Yoo
Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating. — John Yoo
I started writing and photographing for different publications and finally ended up being the correspondent in South Asia, for the Geneva-based Journal de Geneve, which… — Francois Gautier
I really enjoy sailing on Lake Geneva because I can just look at the shore and see my wife having a barbecue with the kids. — Ernesto Bertarelli
It's my greatest success. Women did not vote in Italy until 1946. A good friend and I put together a group of women to protest… — Giovanna Cau
What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have… — Carlos Fuentes
It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality. — Alan Dershowitz
If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say? — Charles Schumer
Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would… — Norman Schwarzkopf

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