1 If military action in Iraq is launched without a new U.N. resolution, Canada will not participate. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Chretien, Diplomacy, International relations, Participation, 0 Jean Chretien Politician · Canada Copy
2 The Kyoto Protocol…the first component of an authentic global governance. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jacques Chirac, Climate, Governance, International relations, 0 Jacques Chirac Copy
3 There is not much danger of the smaller nations if the big nations will behave. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George W. Norris, Cooperation, International relations, Power, 0 George W. Norris Copy
4 The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michelle Bachelet, Advocacy, Democracy, International relations, 0 Michelle Bachelet Politician · Chile Copy
5 We shall all be the gainers if we can create a world fit for small states to live in. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Friedrich August von Hayek, Equality, International relations, Peace, 0 Friedrich August von Hayek Economist · Austria Copy
6 For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William Hague, International relations, Security, Stability, 0 William Hague Politician · United Kingdom Copy
7 If we ignore international institutions, it will lead only to lawlessness and anarchy. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lisa Anderson, Anarchy, International relations, Law, 0 Lisa Anderson Copy
8 China always urges that no use or threat of sanctions should be allowed in international relations. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Li Zhaoxing, Diplomacy, International relations, Sanctions, 0 Li Zhaoxing Copy
9 Costa Rica is not afraid to go before any international body. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Laura Chinchilla, Confidence, Fearlessness, International relations, 0 Laura Chinchilla Copy
10 …Sound foreign policy is more than arms control, foreign aid and paying (United Nations) dues. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John McCain, Diplomacy, International relations, Leadership, 0 John McCain Politician · USA Copy
11 The United States of America does not have friends; it has interests. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Foster Dulles, International relations, Nationalism, Realism, 0 John Foster Dulles Lawyer and diplomat · USA Copy
12 You just don’t invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests! Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John F. Kerry, Aggression, International relations, Morality, 0 John F. Kerry Politician · USA Copy
13 Terrorism is a principal preoccupation in most of our international contacts. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Shashi Tharoor, Globalization, International relations, Security, 0 Shashi Tharoor Copy
14 All those countries who keep their aid promises should be proud of what they’ve done Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Cameron, International relations, Pride, Responsibility, 0 David Cameron Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · United Kingdom Copy
15 America is not the only one who should decide about the policies toward Iran. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Shirin Ebadi, Diplomacy, International relations, Sovereignty, 0 Shirin Ebadi Lawyer · Iran Copy
16 The West should be even more vocal in insisting that the Russians respect human rights. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vladimir Sorokin, Advocacy, Human rights, International relations, 0 Vladimir Sorokin Writer · Russia Copy
17 We’re no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vladimir Putin, Ethics, International relations, Surveillance, 0 Vladimir Putin Politician · Russia Copy
18 You can safely appeal to the UN in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Dependence, Disillusionment, International relations, 0 Conor Cruise O'Brien Irish Politician · Ireland Copy
19 We can’t afford to let the international community and the world lose faith in the diplomatic track. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Condoleezza Rice, Diplomacy, International relations, Trust, 0 Condoleezza Rice Former United States Secretary of State · USA Copy
20 It’s not part of our Constitution to assume that we are the world’s policemen. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Ron Paul, Constitution, International relations, Non-intervention, 0 Ron Paul Politician · USA Copy
21 If the U.N. didn’t exist, we’d be inventing it right now. Author, September 24, 2023January 2, 2025, Sam Farr, Cooperation, Diplomacy, International relations, 0 Sam Farr Politician · USA Copy
22 Today the search for a new global order is under way. Author, August 7, 2023January 2, 2025, Ahmet Davutoglu, Change, Global governance, International relations, 0 Ahmet Davutoglu Prime Minister of Turkey · Turkey Copy
I am grateful to realize that my desires do not entitle me to add to another’s suffering. Zoe Weil Educator
The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Paleontologist and Jesuit priest · France
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. Alexander Hamilton Founding Father of the United States · USA
