Acceptance Quote by Linus Pauling

People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their…

— Ban Ki-moon

I do not believe it makes sense to say that nuclear weapons are inherently evil. In certain circumstances, they can play a positive role…

— Des Browne

Nuclear weapons are the scourge of the earth; to mine for them, manufacture them, deploy them, use them, is a curse against God, the…

— Philip Berrigan

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility…

— Barack Obama

The United States has the power to destroy the world, but not the power to save it alone

— Margaret Mead

I see nuclear weapons as the ultimate evil, not just evil, but the ultimate evil with the potential to make life unlivable on this…

— Bernard Lown

Sure, you can say nuclear power is somewhat less carbon-intensive than burning fossil fuels for energy; beating your children to death with a club…

— Rebecca Solnit

This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.

— Joe Biden

The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country…

— Daisaku Ikeda

We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.

— Ban Ki-moon

Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral.

— Herman Kahn

We must not only control the weapons that can kill us, we must bridge the great disparities of wealth and opportunity among the peoples…

— Muhammad Ali