Pact Quotes
Ataturk advocated a very strong military establishment that should rarely if ever be used—always preferring a diplomatic, political solution to foreign policy problems.
This is a basic principle of English and American contract law.
This early call for arms control was little heeded. Note his recommendation that governments which do not adhere to arms control agreements be replaced—regime change. The George Biush administration could have used this quotation in promoting their regime change policy in the Iraq War.