During World Quotes

45 quotes by 43 authors

During World War II, the Nazis put their victims into gas chambers and then incinerated them in ovens. While the Nazis took their victims to… — David Krieger
Women who had discovered pants, low-heeled shoes, and loose sweaters during World War II were reluctant to give them up in peacetime. — Susan Faludi
Some European countries insist on saying that during World War II, Hitler burned millions of Jews and put them in concentration camps. Any historian, commentator… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
It is a dreadful thing to see the dead city. Next to the port I found children, women, the old, waiting for a way to… — Golda Meir
My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II. — Leonardo DiCaprio
Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this… — Thor Heyerdahl
Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that we'd starve, because we grew our own potatoes, you know?… — James Earl Jones
Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and… — Madeleine M. Kunin
During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return. — Simon Sinek
The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West… — Helen Thomas
The Great Depression of the 1930s saw more American unmarried women working from nine to five, mostly in repetitive, boring, subordinate, dead-end jobs. But the… — Helen Fisher
...what happened in New York and Washington is the same thing that England and America did to Berlin every day for three years during World… — Lemmy Kilmister
How lovely." The old lady sighed. "An office romance. I always wanted an office romance. Of course I never really had a job, which made… — Susan Mallery
In researching this volume, I interviewed veterans who had been at the front during World War II. I read countless books, examined film footage, and… — Hiromu Arakawa
I have seen periods of progress followed by reaction. I have seen the hopes and aspirations of Negroes rise during World War II, only to… — Bayard Rustin
I think it is fair to say that during World War II there was a high sense of purpose. The country had a very clear… — Friedrich St. Florian
When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had at last won… — Noam Chomsky
The detention of Japanese Americans during World War II would qualify as an example of majoritarian tyranny and misuse of executive prerogative, driven by fear… — Michael Ignatieff
My grandfather was a general in the Nationalist Chinese Air Force during World War II, and I grew up hearing the pilot stories and seeing… — Eric Liu
My mother lived in Holland, and during World War II was incarcerated in a Japanese camp for three years. — Jane Seymour

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