Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I first saw California, it was extraordinary. Because I came from old, black, dark England, still recovering from World War II.… — Geoffrey West Copy Share Image
Because the US has control of the sea. Because the US has built up its wealth. Because the US is the only… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
“During discussions in his office, Bradlee frequently picked up an undersize sponge-rubber basketball from the table and tossed it toward a hoop… — Carl Bernstein Copy Share Image
World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
Since World War II, most of the conflicts in the world have been internal conflicts. The weapon of choice in those wars… — Jody Williams Copy Share Image
I'm sort of optimistic about what we could do, but I'm very pessimistic about what we will do. I can't tell you… — Paul R. Ehrlich Copy Share Image
“We're all alive, but we don't know why or what for; we're all searching for happiness; we're all leading lives that are… — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
Men didn't like to empty bedpans, so we made women nurses. Then men didn't like to do the administrative stuff, so women… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
“My father was a policeman who fought in World War II. When he talked about 'journalists,' he meant Ernie Pyle. As far… — Steven L. Kent Copy Share Image
After World War II, defending America in the modern world required new intelligence agencies, the unification of the armed services under a… — Robert C. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“It was not,' said Jutta, reaching the limits of her French, 'very easy to be good then.” — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
“The dilemma facing Hitler in 1923 was how to carry out a coup d'etat which could only hope to succeed with the… — John Strawson Copy Share Image
After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“The priorities of the traditional state were defense, public order, the prevention of epidemics and the aversion of mass discontent. But following… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
I think that the needs of the VA and the needs of the veteran community are very, very significant. Цe're talking about… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“During World War II, rationing in Russia had made vinyl prohibitively expensive, and cheap X-ray film became the bootleg music industry’s substitute.… — Donnie Eichar Copy Share Image
“Now listen here, I’m not gay. I’m as far from gay as you can possibly get - be-hee-hee-lieve me on that one!… — Danger Slater Copy Share Image
“Stalin scribbled on an intelligence report predicting that Hitler would attack the Soviet Union in June 1941: 'You can send your "source"… — Ion Mihai Pacepa Copy Share Image
The Kosovars were granted autonomy at the end of World War II, but then aspiring president Milosevic had the autonomy revoked in… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
So if we announce we're going to have a no-fly zone, and others have said this. Hillary Clinton is also for it.… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The uncritically admiring supporters and friends of the prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu], in whose ranks I certainly don't include David [Brooks], but… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
“On March 13, 1938, Austria was annexed by Germany. It didn’t seem to help that President Roosevelt had sent a letter to… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share Image
For a whole historic period after World War II, US capitalism was the strongest in the world and could afford to concede… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
