Achieve Quote by David Cortright

Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the United Nations' mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression that we…

— George H. W. Bush

Disarmament should be conducive to the enhancement of every country's general security instead of becoming the instrument and means for a few countries to…

— Sha Zukang

When distrust exists between governments, when there is a danger of war, they will not be willing to disarm even when logic indicates that…

— Ludwig Quidde

Spiritually, compulsory disarmament has made us unmanly, and the presence of an alien army of occupation, employed with deadly effect to crush in us…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations. Weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish…

— John F. Kennedy

So long as peace is not attained by law (so argue the advocates of armaments) the military protection of a country must not be…

— Ludwig Quidde

This new declaration which emphasizes the necessity of global disarmament is based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular the…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qaida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in response to…

— John O. Brennan

Unilateral disarmament by Britain is opposed to our country's best interests, could begin the unravelling of NATO and therefore jeopardise the stability of Europe.

— James Callaghan

If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think…

— Dick Cheney

Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country.

— Daniel Ortega

Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if…

— Ludwig Quidde