The French suffered such catastrophic losses in the First World War. It really was the end of them as a great world power, although they, quote, 'won.' — Edward Herrmann Copy Share Image
It used to be said of a man who had suffered a catastrophic setback in his line of work that he had been handed his head on a platter. We are being handed our heads with tweezers now. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
