Any Quote by Charles Albert Gobat Download Open image “No government, no head of state, made any attempt to avert or arrest the Boer War.” — Charles Albert Gobat ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Any Arrest Attempt Government Head Head of state Made Politics State War
No war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people. — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
This country is armed to the teeth, and none of these African states could begin to attack South Africa. — Helen Suzman Copy Share Image
“We were the Bechuanaland Protectorate then, and the British ran our country, to protect us from the Boers (or that is what they said).… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
The Boer War occurred 37 years ago. Boer means farmer. Many criticized a great power like Britain for trying to wipe out the Boers.… — Henry Hamilton Beamish Copy Share Image
During the Second Boer War, from 1899 to 1902, Britain was rampantly jingoistic: anyone who opposed the war was cast as a traitor. The… — Katharine Viner Copy Share Image
History has no record of a nation having adopted nonviolent resistance. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Ordinary citizens are obliged and, if need be, compelled by force to meet their commitments. But let higher obligations of an international order be… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
If we examine the Hague Convention carefully, we see that it considers the offer of good offices a duty of every nation. In other… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
It is true that I am not one of those who laugh at utopias. The utopia of today can become the reality of tomorrow.… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
Compulsory arbitration is a practical instrument of pacification and, as such, it can and should be enacted by the Hague Conference. — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
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I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that.… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
The system in Germany is different, as you sign up with a company for two or three years, and you work exclusively with them;… — Tom Wlaschiha Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
