Democracy Quote by Robert C. O'Brien

We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must…

— Joe Baca

It's very important to understand that World War II is at the base of this new policy. From the 1890s on, the U.S. was…

— Oliver Stone

Americans tended to think of war as something that had to be done from time to time, for a particular purpose or goal. They…

— David Hackett Fischer

“World War II did more than usher in unparalleled prosperity for the United States. It transformed America's foreign relations. The war devastated the Axis…

— James T. Patterson

At one time in the history of the Americas, weapons and armies were associated with liberty and independence, and with new opportunities for our…

— Óscar Arias

By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.

— Nguyen Cao Ky

As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs.

— Stephen Kinzer

“Eventually the United States became the latter arsenal and bank of the allies, and acquired a direct interest in allied victory that was to…

— Barbara W. Tuchman

The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades.

— Ian Bremmer

World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they…

— Neil Sheehan

We only won our freedom because of our allies, and we can only sustain it because of them.

— Joe Sestak

Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski