Case Quote by Lloyd Austin

We hope that diplomacy works before you ever use force. The hardest decision a president makes is ever to use force.

— George W. Bush

Diplomacy should always be our first option. Most politicians only talk, not fight. I’ve fought; talking is far better than fighting.

— Seth Moulton

Deterrence is the art of producing, in the mind of the enemy, the fear to attack.

— Sterling Hayden

We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and deter-mination as we fought against aggression.

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

The whole idea of deterrence is to convince your enemy that you are willing and able to make it so painful for them to…

— Martha McSally

If you don't want war, then you had better be an advocate for diplomacy with muscle.

— Richard Grenell

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

War is failure of diplomacy.

— John Dingell

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

— Zhou Enlai

Oh, diplomacy ... it mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its will on a weaker…

— David Mitchell

Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.

— Daniel Pipes

In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have.

— Noah Feldman