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«Little figures on a little screen showed newsreel footage, talked about the war with maps and pointers, unable to compete as yet with radio.»
«I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.»
Author: Abba Eban
(Minister)
| About:
War
| Keywords:
called for, in history, morrow, sued, suing, The Victor, The Victors, unconditional, vanquish, vanquished, vanquishes, victors
«Last night I had the strangest dream ~~ I ever dreamed before ~~ I dreamed the world had all agreed ~~ To put an end to war»
«Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good businessman and likes to save, says it would be only 200 million.»
Author: Norman Thomas
(Social Reformer)
| About:
Violence,
War
| Keywords:
businessman, Kennedy, nuclear war
«I will ignore all ideas for new works on engines of war, the invention of which has reached its limits and for whose improvements I see no further hope.»
«I will not play tug o' war. I'd rather play hug o' war. Where everyone hugs instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, and everyone grins, and everyone cuddles, and everyone wins.»
«Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.»
Author: William McKinley
(Politician)
| About:
Interest,
Peace,
War
| Keywords:
Concord, conflict of interest, eminence, victories
«Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind»
«Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all action must, to a certain extent, be planned in a mere twilight, which in addition not infrequently - like the effect of a fog or moonshine - gives to things exagg»
Author: Karl von Clausewitz
| About:
Action,
Planning,
War
| Keywords:
addition, data, fog, infrequently, in addition, lastly, moonshine, planned, plan of action, to a great extent, twilight, uncertainty
«Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.»
Author: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(President)
| About:
Mankind,
War
| Keywords:
conscientious, conscientious objector, distant, enjoys, mankind, objector, prestige, reputation, warrior
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