There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty. Indira Gandhi attentiondesigndiscussion Change image and share on social
War implies a lack of comprehension of mutual national interests; it means the undermining and even the end of culture. Carlos Saavedra Lamas comprehensioncultureend Change image and share on social
Yesterday, we fought wars which destroyed cities. Today, we are concerned with avoiding a war which will destroy the earth. We can adapt atomic energy to produce electricity and move ships, but can we control its use in anger? Robert Kennedy adaptangeratomic share on social
There still is a war on women in terms of politicians in Washington and the state legislatures trying to eliminate any rights we have fought to win and that the Supreme Court has afforded us. Gloria Allred affordcourteliminate Change image and share on social
The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not reach Texas until after the end of the Civil War almost two years later. Corrine Brown abrahamcivileffect share on social
With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to follow his tracks in the war. When I got there, there was a certain satisfaction in finding I had it right - it does look like that. David McCullough accountbookentire share on social
The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West Coast to inland detention camps on grounds that they might be disloyal. Helen Thomas americancampcoast share on social
'The Underland Chronicles' is an unnecessary war for a very long time until it becomes a necessary war, because there have been all these points where people could have gotten off the train but they didn't; they just kept moving the violence forward until it's gone out of control. Suzanne Collins chroniclecontrolforward share on social
We always had Packards, until the war, when they stopped making them; then we had a Cadillac. June Carter Cash cadillacmakepackards Change image and share on social
If we had a hydrogen economy worldwide, every nation on earth could create its own energy source to support its economy, and the threat of war over diminishing resources would just evaporate. Dennis Weaver creatediminishearth Change image and share on social
