Argument Quote by Michael Hastings

The humanitarian argument is so selective I find it difficult to swallow. It's not even so much about the choice as to where we…

— Michael Hastings

I think we are challenged in how we define humanitarian action today and how we relate to long-term needs. We are also confronted with…

— Peter Maurer

Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.

— Jesse Jackson

Besides the respect of the lives of human beings, all the animals and plants should be on the list too. That is the real…

— Gautama Buddha

When you work as a humanitarian, you are conscious that politics have to be considered. Because if you really want to make an extreme…

— Angelina Jolie

There is never a humanitarian solution for a humanitarian crisis. The solutions for the humanitarian crisis are always political ones.

— Antonio Guterres

What the hell is happening to the world when those who were at the origin of... international humanitarian law start questioning in public debates…

— Peter Maurer

[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting…

— Bashar al-Assad

I think the global community always has a ... has a responsibility to any humanitarian crisis. And I think it's in our best interest…

— Angelina Jolie

Short-termism is no longer an option. We have to envisage humanitarian action with a medium- and long-term perspective.

— Peter Maurer

There is a dichotomy between people who feel economic principles should order human civilization and people who believe humanitarian principles should order human civilization.…

— Marianne Williamson

“Today humanitarianism is in search of an identity, especially after the war in Iraq. In a perfect world, humanitarianism would not exist. People wouldn't…

— Marc Vachon