Quotes about International

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

[War] can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.

'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world - as far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it.

The French couldn't hate us any more unless we helped 'em out in another war.

But if the doctrine of Fast-Fish be pretty generally applicable, the kindred doctrine of Loose-Fish is still more widely so. That is internationally and universally applicable. What was America in 1492 but a Loose-Fish, in which Columbus struck the Spanish standard by way of waifing it for his royal master and mistress? What was Poland to the Czar? What Greece to the Turk? What India to England? What at last will Mexico be to the United States? All Loose-Fish.

No nation should threaten its neighbors by massing troops along the border.

Many agree that the worst thing that could ever happen is if Russia and China get closer.

the church was an international institution long before globalization.

After 9/11, counterterrorism took center stage. In pursuing each of these goals, we'd made autocrats our allies. They were predictable, after all, and committed to keeping a lid on things. They hosted our military bases and cooperated with us on counterterrorism efforts. And, of course, they did lots of business with U.S. companies.

I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes.

Interest does not tie nations together it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them.

Developing relationships is a very important part of doing business, and I see more similarities than differences when I travel the world.