“We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace.” Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1926 to 2006) US President Ronald Reagan’s first United Nation’s ambassador, and the first American woman to serve in that post.
“Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.” John F. Kennedy (1917 to 1963) in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 1961. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (aka JFK) was the 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises,… Read More
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” Samuel Johnson (1709 to 1784) Samuel Johnson, aka Dr. Johnson, was an English critic, biographer, essayist, poet, and lexicographer, regarded as one of the greatest figures of 18th-century life and letters.
“In 1806, Britain’s foreign secretary not only blocked a plot to kill Napoleon but informed the French.” Reference The Economist (2018) Assassinations: Dealing in Death. The Economist. 17 March 2018, pp.59.
“My views and feelings (are) in favor of the abolition of war – and I hope it is practicable, by improving the mind and morals of society, to lessen the disposition to war; but of its abolition I despair.” Thomas Jefferson (1743 to 1826) A draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; he was the… Read More
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots.” Thomas Jefferson (1743 to 1826) A draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; he was the nation’s first secretary of state (1789-94); second vice president (1797-1801); and, as the third president (1801-09), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.… Read More
“The hardships of forces marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle.” Stonewall Jackson (1824 to 1863) Thomas Jonathan Jackson was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and one of its most skilful tacticians. He gained his sobriquet “Stonewall” by his stand at the First Battle of Bull Run (called First… Read More
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