Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations,—entangling alliances with none.

We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.

At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation.

I have come here, therefore, on a voyage of discovery of the mind and heart of America and to place before you our own heart. Thus we may promote that understanding and cooperation which, I feel sure, both our countries earnestly desire.

We are going to extend our frank hand to seek a relation of friendship - I repeat - of cooperation with the United States.

Nearly forty years ago, a distinguished Prime Minister of this country ... said, 'They may not be angels but they are at least our friends.'* I must say that I do not think that we probably demonstrated in that forty years that we are angels yet, but I hope we have demonstrated that we are at least friends.

The best preparedness is the one that disarms the hostility of other nations and makes friends of them.

I would like to express to all Londoners, to all of the British people, the solidarity, the compassion and the friendship of France and the French people.

Disarmament requires trust.

This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit.

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large.

My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership.

I'm committed to fulfilling my promises to my people, including my pledge to engage in constructive interaction with the world.

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.

At Geneva, the neutral states were often in agreement concerning the preliminaries for Genoa, and Genoa itself was marked by a quite natural mutual exchange of ideas.

As is natural with contiguous states having like institutions and like aims of advancement and development, the friendship of the United States and Mexico has been constantly maintained.

I would like to raise my glass to friendship between Russia and the United States.

There is more than enough room in the world for Germany and Britain.

Never was a man further from a partiality for Spain than I am. But I think I now have left them in a sincere and steady intention to cultivate the friendship of America.

It will give them the opportunity to show themselves worthy of the respect and friendship of peace-loving nations, and in time, to take an honorable place among members of the United Nations.

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished.

The best way to influence our enemies is to stand steadfastly by our friends.

No other people, as a whole, is entirely our enemy. No people at all … is entirely our friend.

Neutrality is not like a simple mathematical formula which has only to be announced and demonstrated in order to be believed and respected. It has in fact always been one of the difficult problems …. Instead of earning the respect and goodwill of both belligerents it is regarded by both with hatred and contempt.