George W. Bush Quotes

Power alone is respected and ... in order to gain peace, the United States has no alternative but to wield it

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.

Foreign policy works best when force and diplomacy are used together.

For the maintenance of peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks which forerun cannon shots.

You can't get a diplomatic solution unless behind that, is the threat of force.

Every war I have ever covered – Kosovo, Bosnia, Sierra Leone and Liberia – withstood all diplomatic efforts to end it until Western military action finally forced a resolution.

Is a military solution the only way to stop nations from doing bad things?

It’s not only time to It is time not to take force off the table… It is time to put force on the table and use it

War is always an option. Peace is not.

If you don't want war, then you had better be an advocate for diplomacy with muscle.

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.

Either a war has to be fought, or it doesn't.

War is the ultimate tool of politics.

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.

War is failure of diplomacy.

Peace comes through strength, not through retreat.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done

I do not believe that diplomacy equals weakness…. If you are going to use force you better make sure that it is effective.

The people don’t want an armed peace.

We are talking about using military force, but we are not talking about war. I think that is an important distinction.