Captivity Quote by Henry A. Kissinger

“To negotiate is only to attempt to dictate the terms of your own surrender.”

— Dexter Palmer

When negotiations are at an impasse, when States dig their heels in, it is time to 'undig' them in a spirit of compromise. We…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

An unlawful war can't make lawful captives

— Samuel Sewall

You are only a prisoner when you surrender.

— Tad Williams

Coming unto the Lord is not a negotiation, but a surrender.

— Neal A. Maxwell

“Though the captives' resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself.”

— Laura Hillenbrand

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

— Nelson Mandela

If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums.

— Nelson Mandela

You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.

— Winston Churchill

In every war at some point in time, you do sit down and negotiate.

— Michael Mullen

“People souldn't be allowed to decide that they wished to remain a hostage”

— Ann Patchett

When you tell yourself that there is nothing you can do to arrest the global slave trade, you underestimate your own potential and abandon…

— David Batstone