#mame

We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder ‘censorship,’ we call it ‘concern for commercial viability. ↗

— David Mamet

#genius #mamet #censorship

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will. ↗

— Tony Blair

#act #community #conflict #default #disarmament

Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different. ↗

— Hans Blix

#ceasefire #did #different #disarmament #forced

I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor... but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world. ↗

— Tycho Brahe

#any #been #before #beginning #comet

In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far is nuclear energy. We have been taking down the Russian warheads, turning it into electricity. 10 percent of American electricity comes from decommissioned warheads. ↗

— Stewart Brand

#been #best #comes #disarmament #down

I think the disarmament of Iraq is inevitable. ↗

— Douglas Feith

#i #i think #inevitable #iraq #think

I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance - the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace. ↗

— Richard Cobden

#armaments #burdensome #came #enormous #governments

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can't imagine a greater success than she's enjoyed. ↗

— Phil Donahue

#firmament #greater #i #imagine #institution

I appeal to the responsibility of the blocs and the major powers, not to seek security in the arms race, but rather in a meeting for joint disarmament and arms limitations. ↗

— Gustav Heinemann

#arms #arms race #blocs #disarmament #i

Secondly, the Government of Sudan should commit to the disarmament and control of the Janjaweed militia and ensure that the targeting of civilians ceases immediately. ↗

— Jan Egeland

#civilians #commit #control #disarmament #ensure