“Though he didn’t yet know it, Lee was about to be thrust into an unlikely battle involving the alpine castle whose icon… — Stephen Harding Copy Share Image
What Secretary Ash Carter is looking at is the constant pressure that Russia's putting on our European allies. The way that Russia… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
But I'm a daughter of the American revolution, my grandpa fought in World War II, I have lots of family members who… — Katie Pavlich Copy Share Image
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Following World War II, the U.S. was the architect of the UN system, and the world financial system, and the Human Rights… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
“People still said that “The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire,” even though the Commonwealth was starting to come apart. In… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two Copy Share Image
Americans will forever be proud of the brave men and women of our armed forces who served in World War II, and… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65… — Naoto Kan Copy Share Image
When World War II came along, which was when I was a teenager, we all expected we would have anthrax bombs and… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
War always reaches the depths of horror because of idiots who perpetuate terror from generation to generation under the pretext of vengeance. — Guy Sajer Copy Share Image
Once Europe's colonial empires were sent into deep decline, thanks to World War II, America became globalization's primary replicating force, integrating Asia… — Thomas P.M. Barnett Copy Share Image
Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
“both the Great Depression and World War II directly contributed to the Great Leap.” — Robert J. Gordon Copy Share Image
People know Detroit for the cars, but the suburban areas of the city are really beautiful. It's much more inhabitable than people… — Leonard Slatkin Copy Share Image
World War II was really unusual, because America was in the Great Depression before. So the war did help the US economy… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
In the Middle Ages, cathendrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire is like imagining a World… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“The Adoption When Paul Jobs was mustered out of the Coast Guard after World War II, he made a wager with his… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“Hundreds of political assassinations related to minority races, labor leaders and spokesmen against fascism have taken place in the U.S. since World… — Mae Brussell Copy Share Image
My parents met at Fort Riley, Kan., during World War II. My father was an Army civilian; he had been trampled by… — Marillyn Hewson Copy Share Image
I'm unhappy with the President Trump. I don't like his behavior, and I'm a Republican, and I don't like his policies because… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
“You should get one of those new-fangled, one-piece siren suits," she teased Jedrick, stepping over to fix his collar. "Think how fast… — Sarah Brazytis Copy Share Image
Look at World War II, at Hitler's cruelty. The more cruelty, the more enthusiasm for revolution. — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
I think at the time, my radicalization was not through growing up Chinese, but through the role that the black people were… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
“Even in former days, Korea was known as the 'hermit kingdom' for its stubborn resistance to outsiders. And if you wanted to… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
