Marquis de Lafayette

Our articles of confederation ought to be revised and measures immediately taken to invigorate the Continental Union. Depend upon it: there lies the danger for America. This last stroke is wanting, and unless the states be strongly bound to each other, we have to fear from British and, indeed, from European politics.

French Revolutionary

Jefferson Davis

Slavery existed before the formation of this Union. It derived from the Constitution that recognition which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If the States had not united together, there would have been no obligation on adjoining States to regard any species of property unknown to themselves.

American Leader

Klaus Schwab

In Switzerland, we have a centuries-old tradition of living together in one confederation and one society. That holds us back from excesses. We are a civilized and enlightened community and, by practising multicultural tolerance, we manage to stop extreme developments from going too far.

German Economist

Jacques Parizeau

When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.

Canadian Economist

Richard Rorty

Well, what there ought to be is an international labor organization, a confederation of the trade unions of all the countries speaking for the workers who are competing with one another, and talking about the difference in wage levels between, say, Europe and Indonesia.

American Philosopher

Wilfrid Laurier

Confederation is a compact, made originally by four provinces but adhered to by all the nine provinces who have entered it, and I submit to the judgment of this house and to the best consideration of its members, that this compact should not be lightly altered.

Canadian Statesman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.

American President

Franjo Tudjman

If Yugoslavia is to exist, it can exist only as an alliance, a confederation of independent states.

Croatian Statesman

Emphasize the unity of different groups working together within a confederation.

Common Purpose

Remember confederations preserve individual group identities, unlike a full merger.

Not a Merger

A confederation usually has a weaker central authority, with power shared among members.

Decentralized Power

It's the process of coming together, not just the resultant union.

Action of Uniting

Groups in a confederation usually join willingly, seeking mutual benefit.

Voluntary Alliance

Confederation can transform weaker parties into a more formidable entity.

Emerging Strength

Canadian Confederation is a specific historical milestone, not a general term.

Historical Event

Understand that in Canada's context, confederation marked the birth of the nation.

Nation Building

Recognize the term's importance in Canadian history and identity.

Canadian Significance

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Queens of the High Seas...

 operating without support or approval from any government. Zheng Yi met an untimely end in 1807, but his widow didn’t hesitate to secure their gains. Through skillful diplomacy, Madame Zheng took charge of the confederation, convincing the captains that their best interests lay in continued collaboration.