In the early nineteenth century, with Enlightenment optimism soured by years of war and revolution, critics were skeptical of America's naive faith that it had reinvented politics. Simon Schama americacenturycritic Change image and share on social
The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war. Menachem Begin abolishancientdisarmament Change image and share on social
It's always been my dream to be in a war film. Matthew Lewis dreamfilmwar Change image and share on social
Since the end of the Cold War, America has been grasping left and right for an identity. Matt Taibbi americacoldend Change image and share on social
I followed the war wherever I could reach it. Martha Gellhorn reachwar Change image and share on social
Then somebody suggested I should write about the war, and I said I didn't know anything about the war. I did not understand anything about it. I didn't see how I could write it. Martha Gellhorn suggestunderstandwar Change image and share on social
Well, what I've said is that the war in Iraq will always be clouded by how it began, which was a wrong premise, that there were in fact no weapons of nuclear - weapons of mass destruction. Robert M. Gates beginclouddestruction Change image and share on social
Almost everything about American society is affected by World War II: our feelings about race; our feelings about gender and the empowerment of women, moving women into the workplace; our feelings about our role in the world. All of that comes in a very direct way out of World War II. Rick Atkinson affectamericandirect share on social
In searching for a rationale to go to war, Bush settled on the notion of Saddam as an incarnation of evil, basically, and convinced himself that Saddam was fundamentally Adolf Hitler reborn. I think his feelings towards Saddam were in fact quite genuine and quite legitimately hostile. He was not play acting. Rick Atkinson actadolfbasically share on social
The U.S. Army records alone for World War II weigh 17,000 tons, and even the best historians have not done more than just scratch the surface. The story is such that 500 years from now people will be writing and reading about it. Rick Atkinson 000armyhistorian share on social