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- Nov 07, 2020
War Quotes
War, remembered and reckoned with.
This topic pairs literary observation, such as a novelist's take on the social fabric depicted in a sprawling Tolstoy epic, with hard historical fact about the 1962 border conflict between China and India. Readers interested in broader historical context can visit History.
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- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Forgave
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- Nov 07, 2020
Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy, were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts.
- Demonstrate
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- Nov 07, 2020
We should demonstrate that in war, under Churchill and Lloyd George, and in peace, Britain always was, already is, and can continue to be a leader.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is happened in the years since the Second World War is not a temporary truce. It is not simply a ceasefire. Instead of battling with weapons and armaments, people battle only with arguments and ideas.
- Conflict
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've managed to find a way of making decisions that prevents conflict arising - there has been no war between European members at any point in the last 70 years.
- Nov 07, 2020
This is a war against terrorists. Not a war against a religion, but a war against terrorists.
- First World
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born and brought up near a village in Nottinghamshire and in my childhood enjoyed the freedom of the rather isolated country life. After the First World War, my father had bought a small farm, which became a marvelous playground for his five children.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nov 07, 2020
We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Philippines and the U.S. have had a strong relationship with each other for a very long time now. We have a shared history. We have shared values, democracy, freedom, and we have been in all the wars together in modern history, the World War, Second World War, Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, now the war on terrorism.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just think that if we are going to call ourselves pro-life, we must also agree that starvation and poverty and disease and immigration and health care for all and war and peace and the environment are also pro-life issues.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all have this misunderstanding about heartbreak, which is we think we should avoid it. But what I think is that heartache is a clue toward the work we're supposed to be doing in the world. What breaks each person's heart is different - be it racial injustice, war, or animals. And when you figure out what it is that breaks yours, go toward it.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020