The surrealists, and the modern movement in painting as a whole, seemed to offer a key to the strange postwar world with its threat of nuclear war. The dislocations and ambiguities, in cubism and abstract art as well as the surrealists, reminded me of my childhood in Shanghai. J. G. Ballard abstractambiguityart share on social
I left the Democratic Party basically on issues of national security during the end of the Vietnam War. Jim Webb basicallydemocraticend Change image and share on social
On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction. Stephen Harper destructionfindjustification Change image and share on social
I was born into Sudan's civil war, and before I could read or write, I was using an AK47 in the conflict between the Muslim north and Animist/Christian south over the land and natural resources. Ger Duany ak47animistbear Change image and share on social
I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's 'War and Peace' everyday. Rufus Wainwright braindramaticeveryday Change image and share on social
War stories, westerns, spy stories are all accepted as respectable because they are read by men. It is only women's light reading which is derided. Charlotte Lamb acceptderidelight Change image and share on social
One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war. Paul Wolfowitz leadleavemathematics Change image and share on social
There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war. Reinhold Niebuhr aggressionbadlycivilization Change image and share on social
Every time that we've ever fought, we fought to keep from bein' destroyed. We've never started a war. Howard Finster beindestroyfight Change image and share on social
