“What I want to make clear though is that we oppose terrorism in any form. However, any operation against terrorism should be under the framework of the United Nations and follow the fundamental principles of international laws.” WantShouldFormLawNationsUnitedPrinciplesClearFundamentalsInternationalTerrorismOperationsUnited NationsFrameworkInternational LawFundamental Principles Author:Nong ?uc Manh
“If the United States leads a multinational force into Iraq without United Nations backing, Canada should fight beside its neighbour. We've gone from being a middle power to a muddle power on this one.” IfsShouldStatesFightingForceNationsUnitedUnited StatesGoneMiddleIraqCanadaUnited NationsNeighbourMultinationalsMuddle Author:Peter MacKay
“Well, we have the leverage in the sense that we supply all the wherewithal...or a major part of the wherewithal to finance or to pay for everything Israel does. We don't have any leverage in the sense that Israel controls the Senate. The Senate is at least...a subservient, in my opinion, much too much. We should be more concerned about the United States' interest, rather than doing the bidding of Israel. This is a most unusual development.” ShouldWellsDoeStatesInterestUnitedPayOpinionUnited StatesToo MuchDevelopmentMajorsConcernedJewIsraelFinanceUnusualSenateBiddingSubservient Author:J. William Fulbright
“A U.S. Senator should have the same right as a member of the Knesset...to disagree with any government when its actions may not be in the United States' interest.” ShouldMayStatesGovernmentActionInterestUnitedUnited StatesMembersShould HaveJewDisagreeSenators Author:Charles H. Percy
“I have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States of Europe. We should talk about electing a president of the E.U., rather than having one selected from the heads of government.” ShouldHas BeensStillsStatesGovernmentPresidentUnitedUnited StatesProgressEuropeUnionsEuropean UnionSelectedWork In Progress Author:George Papandreou
“But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish beyond question the legality of the measures the United States must take to protect the American people, then we should unashamedly and explicitly reject the jurisdiction of these rules.” PeopleIfsWayShouldStatesUnitedUnited StatesProtectRejectsJurisdictionLegality Book:An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror Source: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror
“But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don't agree with that, because I don't think we're capable of doing that.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldBelieveLittlesStatesUnitedUnited StatesCapableAgreeAround The WorldRegimesIf You Believe Author:Brent Scowcroft
“The best thing I have are 5 percent bonds from 1780, denominated from $1 to $20. As far as I can tell, they are obligations from the United States of America, so I should be able to walk down to the Federal Reserve and redeem the uncanceled ones. With 217 years of accrued interest, for a $20 bond, that's about $800,000.” ShouldYearsI CanStatesAbleAmericaInterestWalksUnitedUnited StatesPercentObligationBest ThingsReservesUnited States Of AmericaFederal Reserve Author:Andrew Tobias
“The United Nations should come in and take over Liberia, not temporarily, but for life. To make Liberians believe in democracy, to make us believe in human rights, they need to go in and just seize control of the country. That is the only way Liberia will ever become the kind of country it was supposed to be.” WayNeedsShouldBelieveHumansKindCountryNationsUnitedDemocracyRightsHuman RightsSupposed To BeUnited Nations Author:George Weah
“If you can see, hear, feel, and think, you should know that King Dollar rules the United States, and that the workers are robbed and exploited in this country to the heart's content of the masters.If you are not deaf, dumb, and blind, then you know that the American bourgeois democracy and capitalistic civilization are the worst enemies of labor and progress, and that instead of protecting them, you should help to fight to destroy them.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsShouldHeartCountryStatesHelpingFightingUnitedEnemyUnited StatesDemocracyProgressWorstMastersKingsCivilizationLaborBlindDollarsWorkersDumbDeafBourgeoisWorst Enemy Author:Alexander Berkman
“The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the united States. Americans of today view their government in the same way as Christians view their God; they worship and adore the state and they render their lives and fortunes to it. Statists believe that their lives - their very being - are a privilege that the state has given to them. They believe that everything they do is - and should be - dependent on the consent of the government. Thus, statists support such devices as income taxation, licensing laws, regulations, passports, trade restrictions, and the like.” WayShouldBelieveStatesGovernmentTodayChristianLawGivenUnitedViewsMillionsUnited StatesSupportWorshipTradeFortunePrivilegeIncomeDependentDevicesFollowersRegulationConsentCultAdoreTaxationRestrictionIncome TaxPassportsOmnipotentLicensing Book:The tyranny of gun control Source: The tyranny of gun control
“I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test.” ShouldBelieveStatesI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesShould HaveTestsCourtSupremeSupreme CourtQualifications Author:John McCain
“In the wake of this disaster, the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida should know that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need,.” PeopleKnowsNeedsShouldStatesHelpingUnitedUnited StatesReadyCongressDisasterFloridaMississippiLouisianaAlabamaTime Of Need Author:Bill Frist
“The UN should arrange, as US forces leave, for an international group of peacekeepers and negotiators from the Arab countries to bring together Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, and work out a solution for self-governance that would give all three groups a share in political power. Simultaneously, the UN should arrange for shipments of food and medicine, from the United States and other countries, as well as engineers to help rebuild the country.” GivingShouldWellsSelfCountryStatesHelpingTogetherPoliticalThreeForceUnitedUnited StatesGroupsShareSolutionsMedicineInternationalWork OutEngineersOther CountriesGovernancePolitical PowerKurdsPeacekeepers Author:Howard Zinn
“Today's announcement projects a picture of profound weakness in U.S. diplomacy. It should not have been a heavy lift for our diplomats in New York and in foreign capitals to recruit the necessary 96 affirmative votes to seat the United States in the new council.” ShouldHas BeensStatesTodayUnitedUnited StatesNew YorkProjectsWeaknessVoteProfoundHeavyLiftsSeatsDiplomacyCouncilDiplomatsAffirmativeAnnouncementsRecruit Author:Tom Lantos
“I believe that the Union Flag should change now to reflect the four nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales” ShouldBelieveI BelieveNationsUnitedFourEnglandUnionsKingdomsFlagsIrelandScotlandWalesUnited KingdomNorthern Ireland Author:Ian Lucas
“I want to tell the United States, the international community and all those who speak about peace that... the shortest way for this is that they should work for halting the Israeli aggression and occupation of the Palestinian territories.” WayWantShouldStatesSpeakCommunityUnitedUnited StatesInternationalOccupationTerritoryAggressionPalestinianIsraeliInternational CommunityIsraeli Occupation Author:Khaled Mashal