Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot. Elihu Root lincolnmanpardon Change image and share on social
Until the June 1967 war I was completely caught up in the life of a young professor of English. Beginning in 1968, I started to think, write, and travel as someone who felt himself to be directly involved in the renaissance of Palestinian life and politics. Edward Said begincatchcompletely share on social
The French suffered such catastrophic losses in the First World War. It really was the end of them as a great world power, although they, quote, 'won.' Edward Herrmann catastrophicendfrench Change image and share on social
To those who are incapable of presenting the historic truth in an honest way, I want to say that Poland was not a perpetrator but a victim of World War Two. Ewa Kopacz historichonestincapable Change image and share on social
It is not only that Germany has been defeated in the war, Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany was defeated. C. L. R. James defeatgermanykaiser Change image and share on social
I did have a life before the Animals, and I'm trying constantly to prove that I have a life after the Animals. People tend to forget that I was the frontman with War for two years. People sort of have compartmental memories. Eric Burdon animalcompartmentalconstantly share on social
My parents were of the generation that lived through the Second World War, but I grew up listening to my mother recounting her dad's tales about his terrible experiences during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 and later on the Western Front. Tony Bradman campaigndadexperience share on social
In war, people find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, and in those circumstances, they act in extraordinary ways. In war, you see people at their very best and their very worst, acting in ways you could never imagine. War is human drama at its most epic and most intense. Dexter Filkins actbadcircumstance share on social
We're going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it's almost an ultimate in absurdity. Clark M. Clifford absurdityancientbarbaric Change image and share on social
I did a production of 'Journey's End,' an RC Sherriff play about World War I, at the Edinburgh Festival. I was 18 and it was the first time that people I knew and loved and respected came up to me after the show and said, 'You know, you could really do this if you wanted to.' Tom Hiddleston edinburghendfestival share on social