I do think that this represents a kind of shift towards myth, a recovery of myth, largely through the popularity of writers… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
It is only through an abandonment of the idea that those entrusted with power have an exclusive right to decide upon war,… — Frederic C. Howe Copy Share Image
Yugoslavia served as a reminder that the lessons of World War Two were only partially learned. There's a great line someone wrote… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
They said it was against the rules to take sides on a controversial issue. I said, 'I wish you had told me… — Howard K. Smith Copy Share Image
America felt victorious and generous after World War II. They had also learned from the mistakes after World War I when they… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I think I'm just someone that just tries to get by. I'm kind of - if it was during the Second World… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
Gone is any mention of American exceptionalism. I happen to believe that twice, three times in the 20th century, the United States… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all means for leading or misleading public opinion,… — Hjalmar Branting Copy Share Image
Since the end of the World War II, the United States has fought three "small" wars...we lost all three of them and… — Andrew Greeley Copy Share Image
I feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places. Most Icelandic people are really… — Bjork Copy Share Image
Even I had no opportunity to conduct very many concerts after World War II. — Kurt Masur Copy Share Image
Sixty million people died in the Second World War. World War II was a gigantic crime. We condemn it all. We are… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Copy Share Image
Benedict Arnold was a war hero, wounded in battle--before he turned against his country. Hitler was likewise a decorated and wounded veteran… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
In the US. Infantry Manual published during World War II, the soldier was told what to do if a live grenade fell… — Anatol Rapoport Copy Share Image
I don't know what weapons will be used in the Third World War. But I can tell you what they'll use in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
... the next war will be a war in which people not armies will suffer, and our boasted, hard-earned civilization will do… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
We Jews had more power than you Americans had during the War [World War I]. — Leon V. DePoncins Copy Share Image
The Japanese Prime Minister has apologized for Japan's part in World War II. However, he still hasn't mentioned anything about karaoke. — David Letterman Copy Share Image
Dachau has been my own lifelong point of no return. Between the moment when I walked through the gate of that prison,… — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to… — Theodore Hesburgh Copy Share Image
In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of a world… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The First World War killed fewer victims than the Second World War, destroyed fewer buildings, and uprooted millions instead of tens of… — Edmond Taylor Copy Share Image
