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World War One Quotes

God for a month of power and a good shorthand writer Picture Quote #1

The belief in the inevitability of war is a self-fulfilling prophecy... We need an alternative vision, to see the world as one, as interconnected Picture Quote #1

In the time of my parents, before World War One, most people who came to New Zealand from Europe were the more enterprising people; the people who were stronger mentally. It takes a certain amount of imagination to make a life on the other side of the world, the same imagination it takes to climb the tallest mountain Picture Quote #1

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After ‘Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder Picture Quote #1

More than 80 per cent of the British casualties of the Great War were English. More than 80 per cent of the taxation is paid by the English taxpayers. We are entitled to mention these facts, and to draw authority and courage from them Picture Quote #1

When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant Picture Quote #1

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If you go to Wikipedia and you look at the Tour de France, there’s this huge block in World War One with no winners, and there’s another block in World War Two. And then it seems like there’s another world war Picture Quote #1

The pioneer labor historian John Commons was not wrong when he wrote around World War One that exploiting and deepening such tensions as outpacing scientific management among U.S. innovations where bossing was concerned. Amidst the general miseries of proletarianization, workers also learned that one source of meager benefits and protections could lie in claiming a white skin Picture Quote #1

Wars always evolve over time, don’t they? Iraq/Afghanistan is different than Vietnam, and Vietnam was different than Korea, and Korea was different than World War One, and so on. Some things remain the same, of course - one side fighting another over ideology or a patch of ground - but there are some aspects of combat life which differ radically than their predecessors Picture Quote #1

The Second World War took place not so much because no one won the First, but because the Versailles Treaty did not acknowledge this truth Picture Quote #1

The old wars were decided by their episodes rather than by their tendencies. In this war, the tendencies are far more important than the episodes Picture Quote #1

There is more blood than paint upon these hands. All those thousands of men killed. We thought it would be a little job, and so it might have been if it had begun in the right way Picture Quote #1

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It was evident however that the lawyers would have to have their say... This also opened up a vista both lengthy and obscure Picture Quote #1

There is no direct evidence that nuclear weapons prevented a world war. Conversely, it is known that they nearly caused one Picture Quote #1

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God for a month of power and a good shorthand writer (World War One Quotes) The belief in the inevitability of war is a self-fulfilling prophecy... We need an alternative vision, to see the world as one, as interconnected (World War One Quotes) In the time of my parents, before World War One, most people who came to New Zealand from Europe were the more enterprising people; the people who were stronger mentally. It takes a certain amount of imagination to make a life on the other side of the world, the same imagination it takes to climb the tallest mountain (World War One Quotes) In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After ‘Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder (World War One Quotes) More than 80 per cent of the British casualties of the Great War were English. More than 80 per cent of the taxation is paid by the English taxpayers. We are entitled to mention these facts, and to draw authority and courage from them (World War One Quotes) When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant (World War One Quotes) If you go to Wikipedia and you look at the Tour de France, there’s this huge block in World War One with no winners, and there’s another block in World War Two. And then it seems like there’s another world war (World War One Quotes) The pioneer labor historian John Commons was not wrong when he wrote around World War One that exploiting and deepening such tensions as outpacing scientific management among U.S. innovations where bossing was concerned. Amidst the general miseries of proletarianization, workers also learned that one source of meager benefits and protections could lie in claiming a white skin (World War One Quotes) Wars always evolve over time, don’t they? Iraq/Afghanistan is different than Vietnam, and Vietnam was different than Korea, and Korea was different than World War One, and so on. Some things remain the same, of course - one side fighting another over ideology or a patch of ground - but there are some aspects of combat life which differ radically than their predecessors (World War One Quotes) The Second World War took place not so much because no one won the First, but because the Versailles Treaty did not acknowledge this truth. (World War One Quotes) The old wars were decided by their episodes rather than by their tendencies. In this war, the tendencies are far more important than the episodes (World War One Quotes) There is more blood than paint upon these hands. All those thousands of men killed. We thought it would be a little job, and so it might have been if it had begun in the right way (World War One Quotes) It was evident however that the lawyers would have to have their say... This also opened up a vista both lengthy and obscure (World War One Quotes) There is no direct evidence that nuclear weapons prevented a world war. Conversely, it is known that they nearly caused one (World War One Quotes)