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I always found the extraordinary loss of life in the First World War very moving. I remember learning about it as a… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
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nothing happens in August - except when something really happens in August. World War I began in August, Saddam Hussein's invasion of… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
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People that spend time in a foxhole - they're never going to find that relationship anywhere else again... Everything else pales next… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
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Every honor is appropriate for the courageous Americans who made the supreme sacrifice for our Nation at Pearl Harbor and in the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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For some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears,' for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house.' The moral… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You don't achieve anything by stopping at the first sign of difficulty. If we'd stopped after Dieppe in World War II, where… — Rick Hillier Copy Share Image
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