Edward Gibbon Quotes

There cannot be prosperity without security.

The two Antonines (for it is of them that we are now speaking) governed the Roman world forty-two years, with the same invariable spirit of wisdom and virtue. ... Their united reigns are possibly the only period of history in which the happiness of a great people was the sole object of government.

I came to the conclusion that unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything.

Caesar had perished from the world of men, had not his sword been rescued by his pen.

The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.

The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.

China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.

The chiefs of Fiji have relevance for all our citizens not just the Fijians, they still represent stability, order and continuity. If the chiefs were diminished, the entire nation would be weakened and be vulnerable.

We need a firm hand in Germany.

It shall be my aim to continue absolutely unbroken the policy of President McKinley for the peace and prosperity and the honor of our beloved country.

... the best ingredients in their Government, the safeguards of peace which is the greatest of their blessings.

Whoever triumphs, the result of the present upheaval will doubtless be to keep the yoke of militarism as firmly as ever on the neck of the people of China. As Europe has learned to its sorrow, it is possible to win the war and lose the peace, so China is beginning to understand that that blessed word democracy does not mean peace, and that prosperity and order are not necessary corollaries of a successful revolution and a republican form of government.

The precondition of all happiness…and particularly of economic and commercial development is tranquility, security and order beyond the reach of any violation.

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches

We are civil officers. We are men of peace. We are here to do justice to the Philippine people, and to secure to them the best government in our power. The people will retain such a measure of popular control as will be consistent with stability and the security of law, order and property.

True is the saying: 'In order to make the world tranquil and happy, the nation must first be well governed!'

The world can be at peace only if the world is stable, and there can be no stability where the will is in rebellion, where there is not tranquility of spirit and a sense of justice, of freedom, and of right.

The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.

Italy, wants peace and quiet, work and calm. I will give these things with love if possible and with force if necessary.

There can be no prosperity without law and order.

The United States enjoy a scene of prosperity and tranquility under the new government that could hardly have been hoped for.

Both our nations [Malasian and American] are committed to building a regional order where all nations play by the same rules and disputes are resolved peacefully and this visit will be an opportunity to continue deepening our cooperation on behalf of regional stability and prosperity.

Power is not happiness. Security and peace are more to be desired than a name at which nations tremble.