Alliances Quote by James Buchanan

No person can be more deeply sensible than myself of the danger of entangling alliances with any foreign nation. That we should avoid such…

— James K. Polk

To ensure America's energy security and national security, we must examine our alliances and disentangle from those who remain willing to work with our…

— John E. James

Alliances are not a burden; they are a benefit to both our individual and our collective security.

— Lloyd Austin

It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.

— George Washington

Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land cannot maneuver…

— Sun Tzu

I may add that we have more than once stated our willingness to conclude nonaggression pacts with the states neighboring our own!

— Adolf Hitler

No alliance in history has done more to prevent war, and no alliance is more rooted in the values America champions, than NATO.

— Tom Malinowski

An alliance is like a chain. It is not made stronger by adding weak links to it. A great power like the United States…

— Walter Lippmann

While other [military] alliances have been formed to win wars, our fundamental purpose is to prevent war while preserving and extending the frontiers of…

— Ronald Reagan

Alliances are part of our destiny as a nation, part of our future as a nation and this is what guides me in my…

— Angela Merkel

Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to…

— Malcolm Wallop

The alliance with the United States is and will always be the foundation of our diplomacy and national security.

— Moon Jae-in