Geneva Quotes

58 Geneva quotes by 49 unique authors

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If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?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
The Pentagon said that these prisoners were kept in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and of course I was not reassured by that, but I… — Peter Singer
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. — Andrew Vachss
In 1945, peace broke out. It was the end of the Joke. Joke warfare was banned at a special session of the Geneva Convention, and… — Graham Chapman
A world in which time is absolute is a world of consolation. For while the movements of people are unpredictable, the movement of time is… — Alan Lightman
I am convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. Our involvement… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I hate high heels. Walking in high heels for eight hours a day should be forbidden by the Geneva Convention. — Libba Bray
Matthey, a Geneva physician very close to Rousseau's influence, formulates the prospect for all men of reason: 'Do not glory in your state, if you… — Michel Foucault
When I was playing junior football when I was a kid, we were the Geneva Giants, so it was kind of embedded in me to… — Travie McCoy
Early in 1986, the World Health Organization in Geneva still regarded AIDS as an ailment of the promiscuous few. — Barton Gellman
The first and pivotal negotiations over global access to AIDS drugs began in Geneva in 1991. They lasted two years, but confidential minutes suggest they… — Barton Gellman

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