From the year of his birth in 1914 until the outbreak of war in 1941, my father lived in a mostly white, mostly working-class, mostly Irish Catholic neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Tim O'Brien birthbrooklyncatholic Change image and share on social
When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today. Ben Shahn dealdegreegreat share on social
Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war. Robert Toombs acquirecaliforniacompact Change image and share on social
I had done a lot of reading, relative for a kid, about World War Two, and I thought about Chamberlain a lot. Douglas Feith chamberlainkidlot Change image and share on social
Because I became a refugee in Macau during 1941, we had this war in Hong Kong, I fought for the government as an air raid warden for 15 days. Our government surrendered, Hong Kong Government surrendered, so I took a junk and came to Macau in 16 hours and I was a refugee, so that's why I was so much indebted to Macau. Stanley Ho airdayfight share on social
Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war. John O. Brennan awfulbeingcivilian Change image and share on social
Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population. John O. Brennan casualtycivilianinclude Change image and share on social
In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. Lucius Annaeus Seneca armbereavecommander Change image and share on social
With the World War II era, there's so much written material to draw on. When you go back to the 14th century, you have to imagine more. Ken Follett 14thbackcentury Change image and share on social