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War is failure of diplomacy.

I think that war is diplomacy by other means, for sure, and there have been wars that have been fought for righteous reasons. There are wars that have had to be fought, and there will probably continue to be.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.

Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings.

You don't make peace with your friends. That's the bottom line. You end conflicts by trying to find some political resolution.

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

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.

Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.