When we blew the first atomic bomb at White Sands near the end of the war, nobody knew what was going to… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“It is not only more bloody and more murderous than any previous wars but also more cruel, more relentless, more pitiless …… — Max Hastings Copy Share Image
“There’s never been a noble war except in the history books and propaganda movies. It’s a bloody, dirty, cruel, costly mistake in… — Harold G. Moore Copy Share Image
When characters have different goals and are intent on achieving them, conflict results. If the stakes are high and both sides are… — James N. Frey Copy Share Image
I am particularly interested in the indications that the people seem to understand and approve the necessity of pursuing the course that… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Every predecessor has used mercenaries, often drawn from the country that they're attacking like England ran India with Indian mercenaries. You take… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
O great corrector of enormous times, Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood… — John Fletcher Copy Share Image
When white men were willing to put their own offspring in the kitchen and corn field and allowed them to be sold… — Rebecca Latimer Felton Copy Share Image
The seventh day of creation is the most eloquent and insightful as to the nature of God. From a literary perspective, the… — Margaret Feinberg Copy Share Image
It was with the last revolution and the coming of INGSOC (Inglish/English Socialism) that the latest High learnt how to keep their… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“The Greatest Generation gets too much credit. Those World War II guys, if they had all the shit we have today, they'd… — Louis C.K Copy Share Image
“There had never been a funeral in our town before, at least not during our lifetimes. The majority of dying had happened… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“It’s easier for me to make sense of it that way than it is for me to face the other way—reality. And… — Tim Cummings Copy Share Image
“How gorgeous this chess set is.' Each piece was a delicate marble fantasy of medieval warfare. The paint had long ago worn… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
Fear is not an emotion, it is a disease. It spreads from the leader to his followers and vice-versa. Nothing has killed… — Anand Neelakantan Copy Share Image
All my life, from birth, it's been a fight. And it always seemed to be another man's war. I always seemed to… — Sam Childers Copy Share Image
“We no longer have political movement. While thousands of us may come together for a rally or march, we are bound together… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
“Maybe mountaineering shouldn't be considered heroic at all, since the whole effort is 'useless' and in no way to be compared with… — Robert Roper Copy Share Image
“No one seemed ready to offer an answer, so Kathryn quickly provided it for them. Just above absence of trust she wrote… — Jossey-Bass Copy Share Image
I've been a radio and television news person since I was 19 years old. I'm 57 years old now. But the advantage… — George Noory Copy Share Image
I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the War is being… — Siegfried Sassoon Copy Share Image
“When you think about new-born babies being killed in our own lifetime,' he said, 'all the efforts of culture seem worthless. What… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
Because Conor McGregor is so confident - he goes there 'I'll beat this, I will do that' - If I would be… — Georges St-Pierre Copy Share Image
In 'Windtalkers,' the director John Woo is meticulous in melding his own intimate style into the cliches of a large-scale war movie,… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
Why was I in a basement saying, "I'm alone here," wielding a lead pipe and crowbars? It was like I was doing… — Vito Acconci Copy Share Image
“Advising the Prince The recluse Hsu Su Kwei had come to see Prince Wu. The Prince was glad. "I have desired," he… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“The passion for war is so intense that there is no undertaking so mad, or so injurious to the welfare of the… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There has been considerable comment over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a soldier. I am afraid this does not… — George C. Marshall Copy Share Image
“From the perspective of nearly half a century, the Battle of Hue and the entire Vietnam War seem a tragic and meaningless… — Mark Bowden Copy Share Image
In the early days of the military Arpanet, my daughter was studying in Nicaragua. Because the U.S. was essentially at war with… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Well, one of the things a lot of Americans don't know, when Mitt Romney is nominated a few days from now, he… — Artur Davis Copy Share Image
What saved the economy, and the New Deal, was the enormous public works project known as World War II, which finally provided… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Too many Christians become bitter and angry in the conflict. If we descend into hatefulness, we have already lost the battle. We… — Francis Frangipane Copy Share Image
“She did not respond, only clung harder to my embrace, and I held her with all the afflictions of a man torn… — Jamie L. Harding Copy Share Image
“His cause in the mid-1980s was solving the systemic problems in DOD that he believed to be responsible for the catastrophic handling… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In war, you may still think you are fighting your opponent but at some point its no longer about who wins or… — Eternal Sonata Copy Share Image
“The town was very nice and our house was very fine. The river ran behind us and the town had been captured… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Now, here we are, and we have Obama in office, and he has drawn down forces in Iraq - which is a… — Jeremy Scahill Copy Share Image
“You have the power inside of You. Do not be scared to wield it, for the battles You face give no allowances… — Ufuoma Apoki Copy Share Image