Throughout that period, Japan had made honest efforts to keep the destruction of war from spreading and, based on the belief that all nations of the world should find their places, had followed a policy designed to restore an expeditious peace between Japan and China. Hideki Tojo basebeliefchina share on social
At the Imperial Conference on December 1, it was decided to make war against England and the United States. Hideki Tojo conferencedecemberdecide Change image and share on social
The military's own report says that one-third of deaths and casualties could have been avoided if proper body armor and vehicle armor had been provided from the start of the war. John Olver armoravoidbody Change image and share on social
I was an Eisenhower Republican when I started out at 21 because he promised to get us out of the Korean War. Clint Eastwood eisenhowerkoreanpromise Change image and share on social
Ralph Miliband was a socialist intellectual of great integrity. He belonged to a generation of socialists formed by the Russian revolution and the Second World War, a generation that dominated left-wing politics for almost a century. Tariq Ali belongcenturydominate share on social
There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends. Silvia Cartwright blacknesscharactercolour Change image and share on social
As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites. Samantha Power benefitbleakcitizen share on social
The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom. Condoleezza Rice answerbalancedefend share on social
I hold it to be the most monstrous proposition ever uttered within the Senate that conquering a country like Mexico, the President can constitute himself a despotic ruler without the slightest limitation on his power. If all this be true, war is indeed dangerous! John C. Calhoun conquerconstitutecountry share on social
I think it is a mistake to focus - as we most often do - only on the sacrifice of life that war requires. War also requires that we sacrifice our normal unwillingness to kill. Stanley Hauerwas focuskilllife Change image and share on social
