George Schultz Quotes

We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it is kicked in the flanks.

English policy may not yet have made the definite decision to attack us; but it doubtless wishes, by all and every means, even the most extreme, to hinder every further expansion of German international influence and of German maritime power.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

We shall try to destroy you. Won't you have another drink?

I know you Americans want a war but I'm not going to let you have it.

There’s no reason to respect anyone’s word in that part of the world. The only thing they respect is force and the threat of force.

You tell that imperial bastard in Mississippi to keep out of Louisiana. Tell that son of a bitch that I am not just using an expression; I am referring to the circumstances of his birth.

There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns or logic. Force or persuasion. Those who know that they cannot win by means of logic, have always resorted to guns.

War is the continuation of politics." In this sense war is politics and war itself is political action.... It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.

If Marcos wants to aid Malaysia, that's his business, but we will continue to crush Malaysia, even if we have to fight alone.

Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.

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

Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

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

But they were going to war anyway and they were going to bully and pressure countries to vote for it.

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.

First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights.

Grasping the realities of the Middle East is never easy. This is not primarily because they change quickly, but because so much time, effort, and money is spent to prevent reality from breaking through.

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

War is the trade of Kings.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

I ain't never liked violence.

War is the ultimate tool of politics.

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.