In some ways, the '60s were a reaction to the '50s and the intensity of the Cold War. Tariq Ali 50s60scold Change image and share on social
If I had been born in Paris in the early 1900s and lived through World War II, I feel like my DNA would've been Henri Baurel. Max von Essen 1900sbaurelbear Change image and share on social
If you cut down the forest, you know what happens: The whole of Asia turns into a desert. Without water, you're talking civil unrest, war, mud slides - the whole bloody lot. Mark Shand asiabloodycivil Change image and share on social
Because my father was an army officer, I was told to enter the military school during the war. Luckily or unluckily, one month before the entrance examination, I got polio, which made my right arm numb. It's still numb. Masatoshi Koshiba armarmyenter share on social
There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. Niccolo Machiavelli advantageavoidpostpone Change image and share on social
'Undertones of War' by Edmund Blunden seems to get less attention than the memoirs of Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, but it is a great book. Pat Barker attentionblundenbook Change image and share on social
My first professional acting job was in 'Hair' during the Vietnam War. So I think I've always been drawn to projects with a social conscience. Clarke Peters actconsciencedraw Change image and share on social
There's a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country? Jon Voight civilcountrycreate Change image and share on social
There is certainly greatness in the '60s generation. They changed our attitudes about race in America, which was long overdue. They didn't just stand up and salute when told to go to war. Women finally began to realize a more equal place in our society. Tom Brokaw 60samericaattitude share on social