Instead of a few hundreds of thousands of men meeting each other in war, millions would now meet, and modern weapons would multiply manifold the power of destruction. Edward Grey destructionhundredman Change image and share on social
The only foreign policy advice I heard from China was when they said to Sudan, 'Don't go back to war.' That's all they said. They didn't push anything else. Emmanuel Jal advicebackchina Change image and share on social
They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas. Ed Gillespie baghdadbaltimorekabul Change image and share on social
After World War II, there were a lot of pension funds in Europe that were fully funded, but they were pressured to hold a lot of government debt. There was a lot of inflation, and the value of all those assets fell. Those pension funds couldn't honor their promises to the people. Edward C. Prescott assetdebteurope share on social
War is party-blind. It doesn't care who is in the Oval Office. The forces that drive us to war don't care whether it's Republican, Democrat, or other. The fact is, these parties are prey to special interests. That is something Eisenhower was afraid of. Eugene Jarecki afraidblindcare share on social
An asteroid or a supervolcano could certainly destroy us, but we also face risks the dinosaurs never saw: An engineered virus, nuclear war, inadvertent creation of a micro black hole, or some as-yet-unknown technology could spell the end of us. Elon Musk asteroidblackcreation share on social
Subsequently, the Japanese people experienced a variety of vicissitudes and were involved in international disputes, eventually, for the first time in their history, experiencing the horrors of modern warfare on their own soil during World War II. Eisaku Sato disputeeventuallyexperience share on social
The international order established at the end of World War II could certainly have been worse. However, this order did contain certain factors which bore within them the seeds of instability. Eisaku Sato badlybearend Change image and share on social
I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war. Enrique Iglesias carecitizeniraq Change image and share on social
Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain. Elizabeth Bowen braincrueltyfantasy Change image and share on social
