George H. W. Bush Quotes

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.

The old notion: security brings peace. The new notion: peace brings security.

The world knows that America will never start a war. This generation of Americans has had enough of war and hate... we want to build a world of peace where the weak are secure and the strong are just.

We can hope that men will understand that the interest of all are the same, that hope lies in cooperation. We can then perhaps keep PEACE.

God and the politicians willing, the United States can declare peace upon the world, and win it.

If a nation wants to live in peace with its neighbors, it doesn't keep rattling the saber at them.

The supreme need of the world is peace and good will among men. It must be peace founded upon justice and fairness, the righting of past wrong, and the securing of the future as far as possible against the evils of the past.

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.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

I share the opinion of those of broader vision, who see in the signs of the time hope of humanity for peace.

The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.

America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.

My new hotels will play a leading role in promoting world peace.

And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever to protect this newborn opportunity of peace, that is provided through what we have already declared here today.

This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant.

Our civilization is now in the transition stage between the age of warring empires and a new age of world unity and peace.

World Peace Day is envisioned to become a moment of global unity - it is up to each and every one of us to make this a reality.

If man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most revolutionary reversal of his record we have ever known.

I want a world of peace. I'm not interested in bombs. I'm not interested in wars. I'm interested in peace.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

Turkey wants a policy of engagement exactly like President Obama's new approach. Policy of engagement, less confrontation, less tense attitude, especially in the region.

Wise men promote peace in the world.

Enduring peace will come about, not by countries continuing to threaten another, but only through an honest effort to create mutual trust.

The cause of world peace is much more important than any individual.