We've always defined conflict fairly broadly from ideological conflict to troops on the ground. For quite some time we've talked about a… — Jon Rubin Copy Share Image
The disagreeable reality for those who believe in human rights is that there are some occasions-and Iraq may be one of them-when… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Far from being reluctantly propelled into hostilities by popular war fever, leaders incite that fever in order to gather support for their… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
During a World War I armistice in 1914, a match was played between British and German soldiers before the real hostilities resumed.… — Simon Jordan Copy Share Image
This might explain why Obama gave billions to Wall Street crooks, and dragged the Iraq and Afghan wars on and on. Happily… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good… — Norman Thoma Copy Share Image
The written history of the world is largely a history of warfare, because the states within which we live came into existence… — John Keegan Copy Share Image
The greatest experience I've ever had in a movie theater was watching "Star Wars." It shaped how I look at the world.… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
Yoo's theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises.… — David B. Rivkin Copy Share Image
“In any war, there are calms between storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against… — Optimus Prime Copy Share Image
“Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth let's not… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
There's something about a supernatural universe that you would think would actually make it easier to create tension and build conflict and… — Julie Plec Copy Share Image
“Louie was furious at the sharks. He had thought that they had an understanding:The men would stay out of the sharks' turf… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
The Four Oaths: Never be late with respect to the way of the warrior; be useful to the lord; be respectful to… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
“This was characteristic of Mr. Stanton. He was a man who never questioned his own authority, and who always did in war… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“My daily activities are not unusual— I am just naturally in harmony with them, Grasping nothing, discarding nothing, And everyplace there’s no… — Layman Pang Copy Share Image
Sharley felt his strength ebbing away, and his weak leg throbbed painfully, but then a tingling sensation thrilled through his frame and… — Stuart Hill Copy Share Image
For a strong adversary (corps) the opposition of twenty-four squadrons and twelve guns ought not to have appeared very serious, but in… — Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Copy Share Image
“Ah! These commercial interests -- spoiling the finest life under the sun. Why must the sea be used for trade -- and… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Every artist, every scientist, must decide now where he stands. He has no alternative. There is no standing above the conflict on… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) is probably the most influential film of my generation. It's the personification of… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
There's a quote that says, 'If you know yourself and you know your opponent, you shouldn't fear the results of 100 battles.'… — Jon Jones Copy Share Image
Local Arab partners and the Iraqi government must lead the fight against ISIL. U.S. military advisers are important to this effort, but… — Brian Schatz Copy Share Image
I was trying in 'The Power of the Dog' to write a brutally accurate in-your-face, if you will, description of 30 years… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
Al Gore didn't need to distance himself from Bill Clinton when he ran for president in 2000 because, when he ran, the… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
“My mother had tried to raise me as a Catholic, but war had deracinated whatever meager plantings her efforts had achieved. No… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“In Hollywood films and television documentaries, the battle lines are clearly drawn. Traditional public schools are bad; their supporters are apologists for… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
Having an identity at work separate from an identity at home means that the work role can help absorb some of the… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
A rare objectivity and insight can be imparted regarding this world's struggle for spiritual integrity. In the land of Faerie, the reader… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This [Magna Carta] has been forced from the King. It constitutes an insult to the Holy See, a serious weakening of the… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share Image
In fact, various lawyers' groups - to some extent in the U.S. but mostly in England and Canada and elsewhere - are… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Thus, in that inevitable taking of sides which comes from selection and emphasis in history, I prefer to try to tell the… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
World War II put feminism on hold for a long time; the men went away to fight, a lot of women in… — Margaret Drabble Copy Share Image
“It took just over 15 years to recover the money invested at the 1929 peak, following a crash far worse than Smith… — Jeremy J. Siegel Copy Share Image
The memory of war weighs undiminished upon the people's minds. That is because deeper than material wounds, moral wounds are smarting, inflicted… — Hjalmar Schacht Copy Share Image
My generation didn't face the kind of urgent, pressing issues that my parents did, who fought through a war and a Depression… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Develop a mind that is vast like space, where experiences both pleasant and unpleasant can appear and disappear without conflict, struggle or… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“Many of the seminal social issues of our time - poverty, lack of education, human trafficking, war and torture, domestic abuse -… — Sarah Bessey Copy Share Image
A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I remember when the Cold War ended, how quickly the United States was swept by a nationalistic fervor and turned against Saddam… — Connie Zweig Copy Share Image