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
Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both. John F. Kennedy communismcorruptioncountry Change image and share on social
A film centered around the Second World War with a predominantly white cast would not have the pressure on it that 'Red Tails' has. David Oyelowo castcenterfilm Change image and share on social
You ask what my conclusions are, rereading my journals and looking back on World War II from the vantage point of quarter century in time? We won the war in a military sense; but in a broader sense, it seems to me we lost it, for our Western civilization is less respected and secure than it was before. Charles Lindbergh backbroadcentury share on social
It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take and make major risks to prevent a small Muslim country, Kuwait, from being overrun and in effect stolen by Iraq. Caspar Weinberger americacountrydemonstrate 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
One of the elements in the film that really fascinated me was not to look at the world in bi-polar terms of us vs them or east vs west, which was a by-product of the Cold War. Kathryn Bigelow coldeastelement 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