Battle Quote by Christian Lous Lange

Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state against the forward march of internationalism.

— Christian Lous Lange

While there are still imperialist aggressors, the state that has no defense power of its own to protect its sovereignty against the internal and…

— Kim Il-sung

Respect for sovereignty is the most significant norm in international politics, and its purpose is to minimize war and facilitate peaceful relations among states.

— John Mearsheimer

So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable…

— Michael Howard

The very heart of being a sovereign nation is providing security of one's borders, of one's internal situation, and security against anyone attacking one's…

— John Warner

Having gathered all power to itself, [the State] has become the sole focus of all conflict, and it must construct totalitarian defences to match…

— Anthony de Jasay

A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

“However, not only external expansion of state power is brought about by the ideology of nationalism. War as the natural outgrowth of nationalism is…

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Sovereignty must be redefined if states are to cope with globalisation.

— Richard N. Haass

I reject the idea that there is some sort of existential "clash of civilizations." I am an interventionist, but not a militarist. War should…

— Bernard-Henri Levy

“Nationalism calls forth the countermovement of internationalism.[84] Both are revolutionary in the same way. Prussia set the state over against them both. It wanted…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Armed conflict between nations is a nightmare to me; but if I were convinced that any nation had made up its mind to dominate…

— Neville Chamberlain