- I Am
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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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- Battle
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the battle of Kunu-ri, more than 5,000 American soldiers were killed, wounded or taken as prisoners of war. Ninety percent of my unit was killed.
- Friendship
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the Korean War, U.S. and South Korea have established an enduring friendship with shared interests, such as denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, combating aggression abroad and developing our economies.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.
- Assert
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the enactment of the War Powers Act in 1973, which I supported then and support now, Congress has been reluctant to assert its authority when presidents decide to send American soldiers into harm's way.
- Executive Branch
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- Nov 07, 2020
The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is the responsibility of Congress to deliberate and consult with the executive branch before involving ourselves in a military conflict.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the war on terrorism spreads and prolongs, the fruits of ending the threat of terrorism around the world will be tempered with a whole new series of problems to be addressed and resolved.
- Lesson
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our engagement through international economics, trade, these trade agreements, is vital and is linked to our national security. This is a lesson we learned from the '30s, it is a lesson we learned post-World War II, and it plays to our strengths.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to write a war story without thinking about the 'Iliad.' Because the 'Iliad' knows everything about war.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it needs to make for a novelist.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
But the point you need to know is that no president at war cut taxes $1.5 trillion, like Bush did.
- Escaped
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a living testament to the value of immigration. I escaped a civil war, and I came to Canada as a refugee, and they gave my family protection. I did my best to pay that country back, and I think I did that.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually love history. I've devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They're really two sections of world history that really interest me.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually love history. I've devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They're really two sections of world history that really interest me. I knew very extensively a lot about World War I.
- Lawyer
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- Nov 07, 2020