“Whereas in ancient agricultural societies human violence caused about 15 per cent of all deaths, during the twentieth century violence caused only… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. When all are free, then we can look forward… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The intelligence services would probably be in a better position to make an assessment of the advancement of the Iranian nuclear program… — Trita Parsi Copy Share Image
“But if Americans chose to pit themselves against Russia, thinking she was feeble and weak, they would be surprised. A student in… — Jason Matthews Copy Share Image
It is said about Lord Buddha sadaya-hrdaya darsita-pasu-ghatam. He saw the whole human race going to hell by this animal killing. So… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Copy Share Image
“In 2004, the Animals in War monument outside Hyde Park in London was created by the English sculptor David Backhouse. The monument… — Anthony J. Nocella II Copy Share Image
I am not a religious person, nor do I have any regrets. The war took care of that for me. You know,… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
Keynes was chief economic adviser to the British government and largely responsible for keeping the British economy afloat at a time when… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
“The CSS Alabama’s captain, Rafael Semmes, was a devout Catholic who saw the Civil War as a religious struggle. He associated Northern… — Andrew Lees Copy Share Image
I think I'm still just as conflicted about the war as I always was. On the one hand, I was a soldier… — Dave Abrams Copy Share Image
What happened after 9/11 - and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not -… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
In any war story, but especially a true one, it's difficult to separate what happened from what seemed to happen. What seems… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars. Yes, an end to this brutal,… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“History pays no heed to the unspectacular citizen who worked hard all day and walked at night to a humble home with… — Thomas B. Costain Copy Share Image
To thousands of elder women in the late sixties and early seventies [the private women's club movement] came like a new gospel… — Laura E. Richards Copy Share Image
From the prophets' dreams of the time when nations would beat their swords into plowshares to today's aspirations of a nuclear-weapons-free world,… — David Saperstein Copy Share Image
Friedrich Engels once said: "Bourgeois society stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism." What does "regression into… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
“I buy what I think is a beautiful gift for Richard Pryor. It’s a pre-Civil War cigarette and match holder, with a… — Jennifer Lee Copy Share Image
“What inducement has the farmer, while following the plough, to lay aside his peaceful pursuit, and go to war with the farmer… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
My wife and I have just returned from Belgium where, courtesy of the hotel TV, we acquired a new perspective on the… — David Walker Copy Share Image
“In other words, it was unavoidable, and probably inevitable, so we might as well close our minds and accept that 16.5 million… — Paul Ham Copy Share Image
If you were to do the world championship of victimhood in modern times, then the finals would probably be between Jews and… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,—as it has in… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Germany is not the only country that one could call post-heroic. But there is an additional aspect for Germany when it comes… — Heinrich August Winkler Copy Share Image
“You're not like other Wasps." "Aren't I?" Aagen smiled, but it was a painful smile. "No doubt you've killed my kinsmen by… — Adrian Tchaikovsky Copy Share Image
Naturally, the common people don't want war ... but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy,… — Hermann Goring Copy Share Image
My job is to cover the hell out of the story, very aggressively. The real place to be courageous if you're a… — Dean Baquet Copy Share Image
“The British air force desperately needed planes for their military, and the US had lots of planes but couldn’t sell them to… — Bill O'Neill Copy Share Image
We started America with the sin of slavery that led right into the post-reconstruction period which was the greatest period of domestic… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
It is the Spirit of Christ in us that will draw satan's fire. The people of the world will not much care… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Modernism really started with people getting infatuated with the idea of "it's the twentieth century, is this suitable for the twentieth century."… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
Noah is the battle of justice versus mercy. In Genesis it says that Noah was righteous in his times. You think you… — Darren Aronofsky Copy Share Image
“Another war is always coming Robert. They are never properly extinguished. What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human… — Mitchell David Copy Share Image
“On Being Asked to Write a Poem Against the War in Vietnam Well I have and in fact more than one and… — Hayden Carruth Copy Share Image
See thou, whatsoever be thy name -- whether Fate, Life, or Devil! I cast thee down my gauntlet, I challenge thee to… — Leonid Andreyev Copy Share Image
Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Though the Americans can be fooled, as they have been, and they can be propagandized, as they have been... But, as Lincoln… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
But, contrary to the lady's prejudices about the engineering profession, the fact is that quite some time ago the tables were turned… — Nicholas Metropolis Copy Share Image
“Wars are motivated by the need to seize the wealth of our neighbours, to wield power, to protect ourselves from real or… — Tzvetan Todorov Copy Share Image