“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.” – Thomas Jefferson “Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.” – Demosthenes “We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.” – Henry A. Kissinger “Union may be strength, but it is mere blind brute strength unless wisely directed.” – Samuel Butler “Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.” – John F. Kennedy “Today’s partners can be your competitors tomorrow, and today’s competitors can be your partners tomorrow.” – Suzy Kassem