The 'Cold War' impinged on the daily lives of Americans. The wars after 11 September 2001 have been fought without the general American population having to make any sacrifices. It goes on, and so do we. Stanley Hauerwas americancolddaily share on social
In the Crusades, getting the Holy Land back was the goal, and any means could be used to achieve it. World War II was a crusade. The firebombing of Tokyo by Doolittle and the carpet bombing in Germany, especially by the British, showed that. Stanley Hauerwas achievebackbomb share on social
One of the problems we currently have is there hasn't been in the population any serious engagement with the ethics of war because we have an all-volunteer army. I would think the return to the draft would be an intervention that would require discussion that might be more helpful in terms of our ability to limit war. Stanley Hauerwas abilityarmydiscussion share on social
War was my university. Everything has proceeded from there. Paul Virilio proceeduniversitywar Change image and share on social
John Lewis Gaddis is not only the favorite historian of the Reagan administration, but he's regarded as the dean of Cold War scholarship, the leading figure in the American Cold War scholarship, a professor at Yale. Noam Chomsky administrationamericancold share on social
Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy. Noam Chomsky americanantidemocracy Change image and share on social
I know all's fair in love and war but when you go off and try to be by yourself and it ends up on the front page of the press it's frightening, knowing your life is under such scrutiny. Michael Hutchence endfairfrighten Change image and share on social
I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was. Christiane Amanpour pastspendten Change image and share on social
My latter schooldays and my university days were during the war, when science - physics, in particular - was a very important and glamorous subject. A lot of us felt that if we couldn't get into science, we might try engineering or medicine. John Henry Carver dayengineerfelt share on social
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war. Ralph Waldo Emerson lastpeacereal Change image and share on social