Quotes on Disputes

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.

When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever dreams of trying to deceive or trick him.

War is not in itself a condition so much as the symptom of a condition, that of international anarchy. If we wish to substitute for war the settlement of disputes by justice, we must first substitute for the condition of international anarchy a condition of international order

The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of both parties.

Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

History, to be above evasion or dispute, must stand on documents, not on opinions.

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.