#armament

Militarism is basically a way of thinking, a certain interpretation of the function of the state; this manner of thinking is, moreover, revealed by its outer forms: by armaments and state organization. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

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I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

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More must be done in concrete terms in order to promote the cause of disarmament. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#concrete #disarmament #done #more #must

Well, this is an unfortunate part of the UN institution. It's the - the theater of the absurd. It doesn't only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi's Libya chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights; Saddam's Iraq headed the UN Committee on Disarmament. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

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I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe, and of naval armaments throughout the world. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

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Certain it is that a great responsibility rests upon the statesmen of all nations, not only to fulfill the promises for reduction in armaments, but to maintain the confidence of the people of the world in the hope of an enduring peace. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

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Competition in armament, both land and naval, is not only a terrible burden upon the people, but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

#believe #both #burden #competition #greatest

I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

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With the aid of this credit policy, however, Germany created an armament second to none, and this armament in turn made possible the results of our policy. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

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The very necessity of bringing our armament up to a certain level as rapidly as possible must place in the foreground the idea of as large returns as possible in foreign exchange and therewith the greatest possible assurance of raw material supplies, through exporting. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

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