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War Quotes by Kofi Annan
- In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and…
- In some ways, the challenges are even more daunting than they were at the peak of the cold war. Not only do we continue to…
- We must restore the sacredness of the family as a bedrock of humane values everywhere, in peace as well as in war.
- The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.
- Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development is the best…
- On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers, let us pay tribute to the men and women from countries across the world who serve selflessly, tirelessly…
- Landmines are among the most barbaric weapons of war, because they continue to kill and maim innocent people long after the war itself has ended.…
- The war on drugs has failed in West Africa and around the world
- Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it's obvious that after 40 years of war on drugs,…
- It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture of violence and…
More War Quotes
- War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford. — Hannah Arendt
- The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of… — William Henry Ashley
- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
- John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only… — Isaac Asimov
- We released 400,000 classified documents, the most extraordinary history of a war to ever have been released in our civilization. Those documents… — Julian Assange
- What is the possible benefit? Can this material save lives? Can it improve the quality of life in Iraq? Can it tend… — Julian Assange
- War is what happens when language fails. — Margaret Atwood