President Abraham Lincoln never lost his ardor for the United States to remain united during the Civil War. Douglas Brinkley abrahamardorcivil Change image and share on social
The word war itself has a kind of glazing abstraction to it that conjures up bombs and bullets and so on, whereas my goal is to try to, so much as I can, capture the heart and the stomach and the back of the throat of readers who can lie in bed at night and participate in a story. Tim O'Brien abstractionbackbed share on social
There's something about being amid the chaos and the horror of a war that makes you appreciate all you don't have - and all you may lose forever. Tim O'Brien amidchaosforever Change image and share on social
I don't think I'd call myself a war writer, but I would probably say I'm a writer who has written about war. Tim O'Brien callwarwrite Change image and share on social
'Shortly Thereafter' chronicles all the aspects of an Afghanistan deployment, from the terrors of the unknown that await before leaving, to the perverse thrills and adrenaline rushes found in combat, to the return home to a land and a people now more foreign than the war itself was. Matt Gallagher adrenalineafghanistanaspect share on social
The American war-writing tradition is a proud one and booming in this era of the Global War on Terror - at least in the nonfiction realm. Hundreds of memoirs and press accounts from Iraq and Afghanistan have been published since 9/11. Matt Gallagher accountafghanistanamerican share on social
Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition. Ron Paul aggressiveamericanpart Change image and share on social
War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures. Ron Paul beneficialeconomicallyexpenditure Change image and share on social
A society that admits misery, a humanity that admits war, seem to me an inferior society and a debased humanity; it is a higher society and a more elevated humanity at which I am aiming - a society without kings, a humanity without barriers. Victor Hugo admitaimbarrier share on social