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Weapon Quotes

Sayings on the tools we use to fight, persuade, and protect.

These quotes reframe the idea of a weapon beyond the physical, exploring how information, language, and a free press can all be used as tools of influence or defense.

Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Quotes by Victor Kiam

My bass is my weapon.

Quotes by Tim Commerford

The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander.

Quotes by T. E. Lawrence

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

Quotes by Steven Biko

Against Quotes

My priority is ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.

Quotes by Scott Garrett

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.

Quotes by Saul Alinsky

The mind is the greatest weapon in the world.

Quotes by Roy Conli

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I think it could precipitate a nuclear arms race in the region.

Quotes by Robert M. Gates

Assault Quotes

What's the justification for a semiautomatic weapon with a magazine of 30 rounds?

Quotes by Richard Cohen

Leaving aside handguns and hunting weapons, what's the justification for possessing an AR-15-style weapon?

Quotes by Richard Cohen

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

Quotes by Peter Ustinov

Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.'

Quotes by Paul Mooney

My soldier weapon is the weapon of truth.

Quotes by Oriana Fallaci

Build Quotes

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

Quotes by Omar N. Bradley

Nobody ever accused me of pulling any weapon on them. I would never, ever pull a weapon on anybody.

Quotes by O. J. Simpson

Language is a weapon of politicians, but language is a weapon in much of human affairs.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

The press is our chief ideological weapon.

Quotes by Nikita Khrushchev

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

Quotes by Niels Bohr

Greatest Quotes

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Quotes by Molly Ivins

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of "weapons" do these quotes describe?
None of them are about physical arms — they use the word to describe information, language, and the press as tools of influence or defense.
Is there a quote about journalism as a weapon?
Yes, one line calls the press a chief ideological weapon, framing media influence as a form of power in its own right.
Does any quote compare openness and secrecy?
Yes, one contrasts a dictatorship's reliance on secrecy with a democracy's strength drawn from openness instead.
Is negotiation mentioned as a form of weaponry?
Yes, one quote calls information a negotiator's greatest asset, treating knowledge itself as the sharpest tool in the room.
Where can I find more quotes about strength and power?
See our Greatest Quotes and Build Quotes pages for related themes.

One quote contrasts secrecy as a tool of control with openness as a democratic strength. For related reading, see Greatest Quotes and Build Quotes.