I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.
George H. W. BushRead
The world can therefore seize the opportunity (the Persian Gulf crisis) to fulfill the long held promise of a New World Order where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the potential for global unity and cooperation in response to crises.
George H. W. Bush's quote reflects the idea that international challenges, such as the Persian Gulf crisis, can serve as catalysts for nations to come together and pursue a shared vision of peace and progress. It suggests that through collaboration, nations can address common goals and realize the greater aspirations of humanity, pointing towards a hopeful vision of a 'New World Order' characterized by unity and cooperation among diverse cultures.
Themes
UnityCooperationInternationalAspirationsDiversity
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech on international relations, one might reference this quote to highlight the importance of global cooperation.
More from George H. W. Bush
All quotes →One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.
George H. W. BushRead
Communism didn't fall. It was pushed.
George H. W. BushRead
The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.
George H. W. BushRead
It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances.
George H. W. BushRead
Appeasement does not work. As was the case in the 1930s, we see in Saddam Hussein an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors.
George H. W. BushRead
Similar quotes
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother's milk.
Al-GhazaliRead
If she’d been born at the right time they would have burned her over in Salem.
John UpdikeRead
The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another - or even religious groups over secular groups. It will simply be to work on behalf of those organizations that want to work on behalf of our communities, and to do so without blurring the line that our founders wisely drew between church and state.
Barack ObamaRead
There is nothing by which men display their character so much as in what they consider ridiculous... Fools and sensible men are equally innocuous. It is in the half fools and the half wise that the great danger lies.
Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheRead
You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea: you can not put an idea up against a barracks-square wall and riddle it with bullets: you cannot confine it in the strongest prison cell that your slaves could ever build.
Sean O'CaseyRead
Social progress makes the well-being of all more and more the business of each.
Henry GeorgeRead