Theodore C. Sorensen Quotes

A display of reason rather than a threat of force should be the determining factor in the intercourse among nations.

Every fight should be settled through love and dialogue.

We simply believe that we should lean into the world with something other than the pointed edge of a sword.

Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose.

Force alone cannot build the world that we seek

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.

Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy.

If you're a politician, you might want to learn the Buddhist way of negotiation. Restoring communication and bringing back reconciliation is clear and concrete in Buddhism.

I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.

Our policy is to deepen the relations with all the countries in the world - monarchies, kingdoms, large powers - we want to respect all differences and have our relationships based on mutual respect.

Better talk than fight, if nothing of sovereign value is anyway lost. Dialogue has achieved more than confrontation in many parts of the world.

The best way to avoid warfare is if no one shows up.

People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only attainable through war. There's nothing more scary than watching ignorance in action.

All issues, therefore, must be resolved through dialogue and there can be no place for violence. Negativity and rejection cannot be the path for a vibrant country that is moving to seek its destiny.

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

All of the nations of the world, for realistic as well as spiritual reasons, must come to the abandonment of the use of force.

... the greatest moral victory in the history of civilization if it actually keeps out of a war.

We need to stop treating our opponents as our enemies.

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 shall use only peaceful means and we shall not permit any other kind of method.

Security can no longer be attained by arming ourselves against a potential enemy. Rather, security is attainable only with his cooperation.

You don't promote the cause of peace by talking only to people with whom you agree.

We do not want to change everything. We don’t want to flex our muscles. We seek reconciliation and not domination.