"(Not) even the US can impose peace:..." - Quote by Margaret Thatcher
(Not) even the US can impose peace: it has to be genuinely accepted by both parties involved.
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“While the Soviet Union has imposed its rule on its neighbours and drawn an iron curtain between east and west, we in Great Britain have given freedom and independence to more than forty-eight countries whose populations now number more than a thousand million - a quarter of the world's total.”
“Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.”
“...Conservatives have excellent credentials to speak about human rights. By our efforts, and with precious little help from self-styled liberals, we were largely responsible for securing liberty for a substantial share of the world's population and defending it for most of the rest.”
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“For to save mankind's future freedom, we must face up to any risk that is necessary. We will always seek peace - but we will never surrender.”
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
“Wars are to be undertaken in order that it may be possible to live in peace without molestation.”
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“Yield, ye arms, to the toga; to civic praise, ye laurels.”
“Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.”
“We believe that big nations should not bully smaller nations, and that the sovereignty of nations must be respected. And we have long urged that disputes be resolved peacefully, including through mechanisms like international arbitration.”