Hailemariam Desalegn Quotes

From 8,000 miles away... I would not judge a fellow soldier from a friendly nation and how they are employing their resources.

Only a fighting nation can make itself responsible for world peace, and such a nation must organize its material resources and manpower with the highest possible degree of efficiency.

We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability.

In these days of intimate relations, of economic stress and of intense desire to protect national interests and advance national opportunity, the treatment of questions which, from a legal standpoint, are domestic, often seriously affects international relations. The principle, each nation for itself to the full extent of its powers, is the principle of war, not of peace.

Time after time … when policy makers confronted a conflict between foreign policy and domestic interests, the diplomatic imperative prevailed.

The simple fact about alliances is that different nations have their own interests.

In the last resort nations can only find security in doing what their material interests dictate.

No nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Would it not be worthwhile to pause a moment before we commit ourselves to war at the pleasure of other nations in whose councils we shall have but one vote?

The United States is lucky: It has only two neighboring countries and oceans on both sides. We have over a dozen neighboring countries and we have a long and complicated history with them.

Building walls is entirely sensible. We don't need to do it. We have got the English Channel.

As a young politician, I voted against the return of Sinai and peace with Egypt. I was mistaken.

At times we will have mutual interests with Mexico, but at times we will not.

I hope I say this the right way, but I'm convinced that Israel will not trust other countries to do what they have to do to protect their own security.

We need the cooperation of the Pakistanis. If we don't have any, we lose insight into the actions of those who would do our country harm.

If this government can send 20 billion dollars to Latin America to some peasants who have never fought for this country or worked for this country or have - or - and is sending hundreds of millions of dollars to Africa and Asia to try and buy friendship of people who will never be friendly toward them, then they should be even more quick to spend some - whatever amount of money is necessary to get inside of their house straight, before it's too late.

Any nation that decides the only way to achieve peace is through peaceful means is a nation that will soon be a piece of another nation.

Very near the heart of all foreign affairs is the relationship between policy and military power.

Germany is organized not only for war but for peace. We are organized for nothing except party politics.

To be a great president you have to have a war. All the great presidents had their wars.

The policy of the United States does not flow from transitory considerations.

There is no issue of greater importance to the U.S. Senate than war and peace.

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

I spent half my life on economic relations and building relationships with allies and friends; I spent the other half of it on warfare and the Third World. Some people tell me that the mixture of economic analysis and welfare is ideal training for Wall Street.

Throughout history, the chief arbiter of the influence of nations and cultures has been war.