Virginia Woolf came along in the early part of the century and essentially said through her writing, yes, big books can be written about the traditional big subjects. There is war. There is the search for God. These are all very important things. Michael Cunningham bigbookcentury share on social
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest. C. S. Lewis claimexpensegratify share on social
Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. Toni Morrison blackbufferclass Change image and share on social
War is just one more big government program. Joseph Sobran biggovernmentprogram Change image and share on social
In times of war, it is often best to look to our history to see how past generations of Americans dealt with the loss of their countrymen in just causes. Virginia Foxx americancountrymandeal Change image and share on social
With a nation at war against terrorism and our men and women on the front line defending our homeland from abroad, resources need to be prioritized and allocated properly. Jeff Miller abroadallocatedefend Change image and share on social
The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination. James Monroe americacivilcontinue Change image and share on social
I found it marvelous that the great supporters of America in Europe are, of course, those countries that American consistency and firmness in the Cold War ended up liberating. John Rhys-Davies americaamericancold Change image and share on social
War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands. H. L. Mencken adrenalbabybegin Change image and share on social
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well. Germaine Greer adviceadvisebring Change image and share on social