Army Quote by Toomas Hendrik Ilves

War is failure of diplomacy.

— John Dingell

History offers examples of winning in diplomacy after losing in war.

— Shigeru Yoshida

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

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

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

— Tony Benn

Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail.

— John F. Kennedy

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or…

— George Orwell

If diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military threat.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

— Henry A. Kissinger

War is always a failure. It means we've failed in diplomacy and we've failed in talking to one another.

— Martin Firrell

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

— Noah Feldman