One nuclear war is going to be the last nuclear - the last war, frankly, if it really gets out of hand. And I just don't think we ought to be prepared to accept that sort of thing. Lawrence Eagleburger acceptfranklyhand Change image and share on social
In the United States, after World War II, it took about two decades for the message to slowly seep in that inflation was going to be a permanent fact of the American way of life. Murray Rothbard americandecadefact Change image and share on social
War has always been a part of science fiction. Even before the birth of SF as a standalone genre in 1926, speculative novels such as 'The Battle of Dorking' from 1871 showed how SF's trademark 'what if' scenarios could easily encompass warfare. Paul Di Filippo battlebirthdorking share on social
Being a son of the South puts you in a different position when it comes to the Confederate flag. It means something entirely different to the people who have ancestors who fought in the Civil War on the south side of the Mason-Dixon line. Steve King ancestorcivilconfederate share on social
And I'm a slow writer: five, six hundred words is a good day. That's the reason it took me 20 years to write those million and a half words of the Civil War. Shelby Foote civildaygood Change image and share on social
War is America's central liturgical act necessary to renew our sense that we are a nation unlike other nations. Stanley Hauerwas actamericacentral Change image and share on social
The Second World War simplified things like race, and people came down on very clear lines. Chiwetel Ejiofor clearlinepeople Change image and share on social
The history of mankind is a history of war. Mike Love historymankindwar Change image and share on social
Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come. Carl Sandburg givewarwill Change image and share on social
Saddam Hussein could have provided irreplaceable help to future historians of the Iran/Iraq war, of the invasion of Kuwait, and of the subsequent era of sanctions culminating in the current invasion. Richard Dawkins culminatecurrentera Change image and share on social