Best quotes by Jody Williams on War
Checkout quotes by Jody Williams on War
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‟ Landmines are different from other conventional weapons. When a war is over, the landmines stay in the ground and continue to kill - for decades.
- Jody Williams
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‟ Even soldiers from the Vietnam War had said that when they were fighting in that war, the landmine was just one of any number of weapons to use in the fighting. It wasn't until they began to think about the aftermath and the legacy of landmines that they recognized the long-term, indiscriminate impact of the weapon.
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‟ I believe in both my right and my responsibility to work to create a world that doesn't glorify violence and war but where we seek different solutions to our common problems.
- Jody Williams
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‟ The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims. In common parlance, it is the perfect soldier, the 'eternal sentry.' The war ends, the landmine goes on killing.
- Jody Williams
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‟ Since World War II, most of the conflicts in the world have been internal conflicts. The weapon of choice in those wars has all too often been landmines - to such a degree that what we find today are tens of millions of landmines contaminating approximately 70 countries around the world.
- Jody Williams