After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted. Abbe Pierre archbishopcanoncardinal Change image and share on social
Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different. Antony Beevor countryexperiencememory Change image and share on social
The more you play baseball, the less depends on your athletic ability. It's a mental war more than anything. Alex Rodriguez abilityathleticbaseball Change image and share on social
In the summer of 1866, as Leo Tolstoy prepared for his serialized novel 'War and Peace' to be published as a single volume, he wrote to illustrator Mikhail Bashilov, hoping to commission drawings for the new edition of the novel, which he referred to by its original title,1805. Alexander Chee bashilovcommissiondrawing share on social
We talk about how hard it is now. But if we look back at the '60s, we actually had a president that was assassinated. We had riots, we had Vietnam, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, the FBI, and the Black Panther war. There was so much happening at the time where it felt like America was coming apart at the seams. Antoine Fuqua 60samericaassassinate share on social
Keeping his face clean over Watergate was one of Kissinger's biggest successes; so was his overall handling of the Yom Kippur War. Alistair Horne bigcleanface Change image and share on social
I've always felt, with 'The Iliad,' a real frustration that it's read wrong. That it's turned into this public school poem, which I don't think it is. That glamorising of war, and white-limbed, flowing-haired Greek heroes - it's become a cliched, British empire part of our culture. Alice Oswald britishclichculture share on social
The Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak. Disguise, distortion, and deception were accepted as reality. Truth was promised in a serum. Annie Jacobsen acceptbattlefieldcold Change image and share on social
When I first went to places where people were suffering from war and persecution, I felt ashamed of my feelings of sadness. I could see more possibilities in my life. Angelina Jolie ashamedfeelingfelt Change image and share on social
Anyone who experienced World War I close-hand was grossed out by it forever. It just was so awful. Amity Shlaes awfulcloseexperience Change image and share on social