Council Quote by Kofi Annan

But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long…

— Hans Blix

A permanent peace cannot be prepared by threats but only by the honest attempt to create a mutual trust. However strong national armaments may…

— Albert Einstein

We do not deny any nation's legitimate interest in security. But protecting the security of one nation by robbing another of its national independence…

— Ronald Reagan

No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. We all share responsibility for each other's security, and only by working…

— Kofi Annan

When you look at territorial disputes, there are good arguments on any sides. I think it's important that we don't take sides on legitimacy.

— Henry Paulson

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security…

— Vladimir Putin

The best defence of peace is not power, but the removal of the causes of war, and international agreements which will put peace on…

— Lester B. Pearson

We do not keep security establishments merely to defend property or territory or rights abroad or at sea. We keep the security forces to…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

If wars in the future are to be prevented the nations must be united in their determination to keep the peace under law.

— Harry S. Truman

Any nation has the right and will indeed defend herself.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

National Defense is not a threat to peace; it is the guarantee of peace with freedom.

— Jeffrey Gitomer