Quote by Timothy Zahn

“I find, that, in general, alliances based on friendship are the only things that last. Not alliances based on words and letters.”

— Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

“In order to forge alliances, we first need worthy adversaries. Without adversaries, no alliances are necessary.”

— Bernd Heinrich

“allies are essential; that commitments are so sacred that by nature they should be rare; and that grandstanding rarely gets anything done.”

— Alice Schroeder

“This is a pact, my dear. An alliance. Allies never trust each other, but that doesn't spoil their effectiveness. Our motives might be quite…

— Ayn Rand

“We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.”

— Sun Tzu

Good alliances are made of strong, capable partners.

— Mark Esper

“Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But they must always be approached with caution. Unity of that sort…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to…

— Malcolm Wallop

“What better allies are there than those organized around their own needs and demands, a functional and not merely charitable alliance?”

— Amy Sonnie

Alliances are not a burden; they are a benefit to both our individual and our collective security.

— Lloyd Austin

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and…

— Chuck Hagel

Alliances and partnerships produce stability when they reflect realities and interests.

— Stephen Kinzer