Tolkien was, I believe, writing about his experience in the First and Second World Wars, where he would have spent a lot of time without any female contact. He was part of the fellowship of men who went to war, and I think, really, that's what he's writing about. Richard C. Armitage contactexperiencefellowship share on social
A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; and moral relativism, taken outside midfield, leads inexorably both to heresy and to secular wickedness, which are often identical. Conrad Black amalgamfaithheresy share on social
Finally Germany's attack on Russia seemed to confirm that Russia was not shirking and was prepared to carry out a foreign policy with the risk of war with Germany. Klaus Fuchs attackcarryconfirm Change image and share on social
I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff. Tom Hanks astronautexaminationhero Change image and share on social
Waging war we understand, but not waging peace, or at any rate less consciously so. Fredrik Bajer consciouslypeacerate Change image and share on social
It is idle to say that nations can struggle to outdo each other in building armaments and never use them. History demonstrates the contrary, and we have but to go back to the last war to see the appalling effect of nations competing in great armaments. Frank B. Kellogg appallarmamentback share on social
When this sad war is over we will all return to our homes, and feel that we can ask no higher honor than the proud consciousness that we belonged to the Army of the Potomac. George B. McClellan armybelongconsciousness Change image and share on social
When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. Gavin DeGraw accentadoptdie Change image and share on social
A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers. Norman Schwarzkopf familyfatherkill Change image and share on social
All you have to do is hold your first soldier who is dying in your arms, and have that terribly futile feeling that I can't do anything about it... Then you understand the horror of war. Norman Schwarzkopf armdiefelt Change image and share on social