National Sovereignty Quotes

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The concept of national sovereignty has been an immutable, indeed sacred, principle of international relations. It is a principle which will yield only slowly and… — Maurice Strong
In the model that we grew up with, governments rule physical territory in which national economies function, and strong economies support hegemonic military power. In… — Amory Lovins
If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as… — Dick Thornburgh
So that the executive and legislative branches of the national government depend upon, and emanate from the states. Every where the state sovereignties are represented;… — Joseph Story
The proposed Constitution, so far from implying an abolition of the State governments, makes them constituent parts of the national sovereignty, by allowing them a… — Alexander Hamilton
In the next century, nations as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority. National sovereignty wasn't such a… — Strobe Talbott
The ultimate goal is not simply a superhighway, but an integrated North American Union--complete with a currency, a cross-national bureaucracy, and virtually borderless travel within… — Ron Paul
There is no real peace in Europe, if the states are reconstituted on a basis of national sovereignty. (…) They must have larger markets. Their… — Jean Monnet
This regionalization is in keeping with the Tri-Lateral Plan which calls for a gradual convergence of East and West, ultimately leading toward the goal of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Paul Martin talks eloquently about defending national sovereignty but the reality hasn't matched the rhetoric. When it comes to the United States, Mr. Martin says… — Stephen Harper
The United Nations, he told an audience at Harvard University, 'has not been able-nor can it be able-to shape a new world order which events… — Nelson Rockefeller
Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit. — Ulrich Beck
We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible. — John Boyd Orr
In recent years a new International System has been developing, oriented toward the establishment of norms and principles of universal jurisdiction, above national sovereignty, in… — Vicente Fox
You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services. — Gijs de Vries
There is no question of any erosion of essential national sovereignty. — Edward Heath
Principles-and I have in mind such principles as states' rights or national sovereignty or the free market or pacifism-have a way of drying up while… — Max Lerner
National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of… — Richard Perle
Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation of national sovereignty… — Bob Barr
You don't defend national sovereignty with flags, cheap election rhetoric, and advertising campaigns. — Stephen Harper
The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty. There are new and disturbing reports of American… — Stephen Harper
No national sovereignty rules in outer space. Those who venture there go as envoys of the entire human race. Their quest, therefore, must be for… — Lyndon B. Johnson
The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations. — Arthur Henderson
All 'isms' run out in the end, and good riddance to most of them. Patriotism for example. [...] If in the interest of making sure… — Frederick Buechner
Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sovereignty in the framework of a united Europe is… — Vladimir Putin

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