Quotes About Preemptive War

#1. Preemption is the right of any nation in order to preserve its National Security; however, preemptive war is a tactic, not a strategy. When used as a strategy preemption dilutes diplomacy, creates an atmosphere of distrust, and promotes regional instability.

Ellen Tauscher

#2. [Politicans] are salespeople. Instead of rotisserie ovens they are selling this idea of preemptive war or social-security reforms.

Jon Stewart

#3. Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.

John Dryden

#4. Men learn to love the woman they are attracted to. Women learn to become attracted to the man they fall in love with.

Woody Allen

#5. 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

#6. We've beat up our umpires. They're now allowed to be human.

Joe Torre

#7. Preemptive strike,' said Huw, 'must mean not declaring war until your cameras are in position.

David Mitchell

#8. I'm not a big breakfast eater.

Michael Mina

#9. In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me.

Robert Herrick

#10. When women have reclaimed their voices and men reclaimed their hearts, we won't be invading countries, we won't be feeling that we have the right to launch preemptive wars.

Jane Fonda