These kids understood what is not immediately obvious; that they were going to pay the bills for tax cuts that had been passed today or in the last 4 years, and for the war in Iraq, because essentially we are borrowing money to do those things. Tom Allen billborrowcut share on social
I knew the story of 'War Horse' very well. I had read the book even before I did the auditions. I'm a big fan of Michael Morpurgo. Celine Buckens auditionbigbook Change image and share on social
I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United States and France, but between those who want to move forward in the logic of war and the international community. Dominique de Villepin americanbritishcommunity share on social
The Caucus I joined in 1953 had as many Boer War veterans as men who had seen active service in World War II, three from each. The Ministry appointed on 5 December 1972 was composed entirely of ex-servicemen: Lance Barnard and me. Gough Whitlam activeappointbarnard share on social
Aeroplanes interested me, and at the outbreak of the Second World War, I joined the RAF as a volunteer reservist. I took the opportunity of studying the books which the RAF made available for radio mechanics and looked forward to an interesting course in radio. Godfrey Hounsfield aeroplanebookforward share on social
When I was at Hartford in Connecticut, where I lived during the war, I published several pieces which were well received, not only by those of my own colour, but by a number of the white people, who thought they might do good among their servants. Jupiter Hammon colourconnecticutgood share on social
American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc. Katherine Dunn americancrimeculture Change image and share on social
My way of putting it is that Christians are called to live nonviolently not because we believe nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world of war, but in a world of war as faithful followers of Christ, we cannot imagine being anything other than nonviolent. Stanley Hauerwas callchristchristian share on social
War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun. Mao Zedong abolishgunorder Change image and share on social
We can say that Japan is the only country that calls into question the outcome of the Second World War; no one else does. Sergei Lavrov callcountryjapan Change image and share on social