A Quote by Elihu Root

Moral disarmament is to safeguard the future; material disarmament is to save for the present, that there may be a future to safeguard.

Elihu Root

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Elihu Root
American - Lawyer
February 15, 1845 - February 7, 1937

The world wants disarmament, the world needs disarmament. We have it in our power to help fashion future history.

Arthur Henderson

We shall never be able to effect physical disarmament until we have succeeded in effecting moral disarmament.

Ramsay MacDonald

Every nation has a moral obligation to safeguard the future.

Al Gore

Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed. This is old-think. This is the mentality of the Cold War era. We must face the realities of the 21st century. The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a safer world and a better future.

Ban Ki-moon

The popular, and one may say naive, idea is that peace can be secured by disarmament and that disarmament must therefore precede the attainment of absolute security and lasting peace.

Ludwig Quidde

Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country.

Bainbridge Colby

There can be no true disarmament without peace, and there can be no real peace without very material disarmament.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

There is an urgent need for disarmament of all kinds, but especially nuclear disarmament.

Antonio Guterres

The relationship of the two problems is rather the reverse. To a great extent disarmament is dependent on guarantees of peace. Security comes first and disarmament second.

Ludwig Quidde

Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.

Ban Ki-moon

We should put away the militaristic outlook. The U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.