Allies Quotes - Page 2

• What President Bush did in his doctrine of preemptive strike and in his war in Afghanistan and in Iraq was to turn even his allies in Europe negatively toward America.

  Louis Farrakhan

  War, Europe, Iraq

  "Exclusive Interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Pt. 2". Final Call interview, www.finalcall.com. January 27, 2004.

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• The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs.

  Silvio Berlusconi

  Responsibility, Political, Needs

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• We remain united with the British, and our allies around the world, in our resolve to defeat terrorism and bring those who commit these acts to justice.

  Doc Hastings

  Justice, World, Defeat

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• Getting our military back on stable footing won't happen overnight. We must start this process now, since future engagements are likely and allies are scarce.

  Ellen Tauscher

  Military, Engagement, Process

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• For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.

  Thomas Bulfinch

  Literature, Virtue, Mythology

  Thomas Bulfinch (2012). “Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable”, p.7, Courier Corporation

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• Talk about national interests: When we went in with Operation Iraqi Freedom, some of our allies, Turkey, for example, would not let us through. How much trouble did that cause us, because we were not able to go into Iraq through Turkey?

  Roger Wicker

  Turkeys, Iraq, Example

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• Players have a great deal of flexibility when conducting diplomatic relations with their allies.

  Michael K. Simpson

  Player, Diplomatic Relations, Conducting

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• Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all.

  Annie Jump Cannon

  Teaching, Men, Unity

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• The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

  George W. Bush

  Shadow, United States, Determined

  Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2004

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• The Jew does not wish to be isolated. He fears being alone, without allies.

  Meir Kahane

  Wish, Doe, Jew

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• It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.

  John Amery

  Russia, People, Acting

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• Our country, the United States of America, may be the worlds largest economy and the worlds only superpower, but we stretch ourselves dangerously thin by taking on commitments like Iraq with only a motley band of allies to share the burden.

  John Spratt

  Country, Commitment, Iraq

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• As the criminal, sinful war in Iraq enters its third year, the president goes to Europe to heal the wounds between the United States and its former allies, on his own terms of course.

  Andrew Greeley

  War, Years, Europe

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• On a day when Osama bin Laden again threatened the United States and our allies, it is disturbing to realize that John Kerry neither recognizes nor understands the murderous ideology of our enemies and the threat they pose to our nation.

  Marc Racicot

  Enemy, United States, Realizing

  "Kerry: Bush uses terrorism threat for campaign" by Mike Rosell, www.cnn.com. April 16, 2004.

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• The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia.

  Kelly Miller

  Russia, Effort, Victory

  Kelly Miller (1919). “Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights: An Intensely Human and Brilliant Account of the World War; why American Entered the Conflict; what the Allies Fought For; and a Thrilling Account of the Important Part Taken by the Negro in the Tragic Defeat of Germany ...”

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• We all read news stories about the difficulties and tensions that the United States has with our allies and even with coalition partners in Iraq, but we rarely read about the good news.

  Michael K. Simpson

  News Stories, Iraq, United States

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• If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.

  Tommy Franks

  Government, Mass Destruction, Weapons

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• The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war.

  Kelly Miller

  War, Growing Stronger, Years

  Kelly Miller (1919). “Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights: An Intensely Human and Brilliant Account of the World War; why American Entered the Conflict; what the Allies Fought For; and a Thrilling Account of the Important Part Taken by the Negro in the Tragic Defeat of Germany ...”

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• Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.

  James F. Byrnes

  Germany, Assets, Made

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• The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold war allies.

  Richard Perle

  Jealousy, War, Resentment

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• The president feels not only do we need to change these rogue regimes, but even our friendly allies, who really basically have, sort of, benign dictatorships, need to get with the program if they want to have long-term security and prosperity from terrorism.

  Mitch McConnell

  Change, Long, Friendly

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• The Russian people are suffering from economic fatigue and from disillusionment with the Allies! The world thinks the Russian Revolution is at an end. Do not be mistaken. The Russian Revolution is just beginning.

  Alexander Kerensky

  Thinking, People, Suffering

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• We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters.

  Stephen Harper

  Government, Should Have, Matter

  "Canadian Press Newswire", April 11, 2003.

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• We are for aiding our allies by sharing of our material blessings with those nations which share in our fundamental beliefs, but we're against doling out money government to government, creating bureaucracy, if not socialism, all over the world. We set out to help 19 countries. We're helping 107. We've spent 146 billion dollars. With that money, we bought a 2 million dollar yacht for Haile Selassie. We bought dress suits for Greek undertakers, extra wives for Kenya[n] government officials. We bought a thousand TV sets for a place where they have no electricity.

  Ronald Reagan

  Country, Money, Blessing

  Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" Speech, www.reaganlibrary.gov. October 27, 1964.

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• Life is war, and marriage provides us with a close and intimate ally with whom we may wage this war. The battle requires bold love, forgiveness, confrontation, and repentance.

  Dan B. Allender

  War, Battle, May

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