Definition of Neutrality

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Neutrality

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.

Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.

The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.

The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.

Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

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Neutrality Quotations

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
Elie Wiesel

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
Alexander Hamilton

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.
Woodrow Wilson

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
Desmond Tutu

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.
Dante Alighieri

Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any place from whence an attack is allowed to be made.
Horatio Nelson

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
Louis D. Brandeis

Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.
Lajos Kossuth

From the moment this war began, there was, for this state, only one policy possible, neutrality.
Eamon de Valera

I have a kind of neutrality, physically, which has helped me. I have a face that can be made to look a lot better - or a lot worse.
Colin Firth

Neutrality Translations

neutrality in Spanish is neutralidad
neutrality in Swedish is neutralitet

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