#treaties

But the memory of war weighs undiminished upon the people's minds. That is because deeper than material wounds, moral wounds are smarting, inflicted by the so- called peace treaties. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#called #deeper #inflicted #material #memory

Each one of these treaties is a step for the maintenance of peace, an additional guarantee against war. It is through such machinery that the disputes between nations will be settled and war prevented. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

#against #between #disputes #each #guarantee

In the eleven months preceding the outbreak of World War II, 211 treaties of peace were signed. Were these treaties of peace written on paper, or were they written on the hearts of men? And we must ask ourselves as we hear of treaties being written today, whether the treaties of the UN are written with the full cognizance of the fact that those who sign them are responsible before God? ↗

— Fulton J. Sheen

#peace #politics #treaties #world-war- #life

Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government. ↗

— Buffalo Bill

#ever #every #government #i #indian

Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims. ↗

— James Q. Wilson

#complex #contradictory #different #different people #empower

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#hearts #made #men #peace #table

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#like #roses #treaties #while #young

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#like #roses #see #treaties #while

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#assault #away #bush #civil #civil liberties

Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens. ↗

— David Suzuki

#business #citizens #disputes #favor #help