The Holocaust only emerged in American life after Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day war against its Arab neighbours.
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process.
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.
The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all means for leading or misleading public opinion, that no time was available for reflection and consideration.
I remember the '80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind of a dark, depressing time.
I was a product of the times, the war, the occupation, the reoccupation, my 4 years in Britain, admiring but at the same time questioning whether they are able to do a better job than we can.
I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And go into civil war one more time?
I disapprove of lots of decisions made by George Bush: the war, the meddling in the affairs of other countries, the conversations with dictators; it was a dark time.
The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.
If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country.
I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.
Johnnie Gray: [to the recruiter who rejects him] If you lose this war don't blame me.
Legolas: [sees a flock of giant bats] These bats are bred for one purpose... for war!
Stewart Menzies: Oh, Alan... we're gonna have such a wonderful war together.
Yuri Orlov: [narrating] There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want, the other is getting it.
Yuri Orlov: The problem with dating dream girls is that they have a tendency to become real.
Andre Baptiste Sr.: [to Yuri about his country's youth] Personally, I blame MTV.
Yuri Orlov: Why are you so fucked up all the time? Vitaly Orlov: Because I am.
Patton: Look at that, gentlemen. Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance.
Kambei Shimada: [subtitled version] This is the nature of war. By protecting others, you save yourselves.
