Defense Quote by John F. Kennedy Download Open image “Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail.” — John F. Kennedy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Defense Diplomacy Failing Peacebuilding Substitutes
If diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military threat. — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
Diplomacy can be a frustrating thing. I think the strategy can work, so long as the force is robust and the rules of engagement… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Diplomacy between a powerful, victorious army and a side that's losing doesn't really work well. — Toomas Hendrik Ilves Copy Share Image
You know, we want to lead with diplomacy in every case, but if deterrence falls and you must fight, you fight to win. — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up. — Daniel Pipes Copy Share Image
We hope that diplomacy works before you ever use force. The hardest decision a president makes is ever to use force. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have. — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
War is always a failure. It means we've failed in diplomacy and we've failed in talking to one another. — Martin Firrell Copy Share Image
Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Student loans have been helpful to many. But they offer neither incentive nor assistance to those students who, by reason of family or other… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counter-weapons. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Disarmament without checks is but a shadow - and a community without law is but a shell. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture,… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
On the McLaughlin Report, August 26, 1990: 'There are only two groups that are beating the drums for war in the middle East, the… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
The inner defenses are unconscious. They consist of a kind of magic aura which the mind builds around cherished belief. Arguments which penetrate into… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
Football is not just all about throwing the ball. You got to run the ball, too. Defense has to be good. — Justin Jefferson Copy Share Image
The law is the collective organization of the individual's right to lawful defense of his life, liberty and property. When it is used for… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
You say I have a bad attitude. But have you ever stopped to check yours? — Tasha Marie Copy Share Image
Their [the U.S.’s] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
He should release the tax returns tomorrow. It's crazy. You've got to release six, eight, ten years back tax returns. Take the hit for… — William Kristol Copy Share Image