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What was the reason for invading Iraq' Was it a humanitarian crusade or an economic one' I would be inclined to say the latter. It was the same with the Civil War, because the landed gentry's money was being stolen by the king.


Dougray Scott


#being #civil #civil war #crusade #economic

The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not reach Texas until after the end of the Civil War almost two years later.


Corrine Brown


#abraham lincoln #after #almost #civil #civil war

And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede.


Dick Gregory


#civil #civil war #dance #especially #love

If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban will get a little stronger in Afghanistan and the civil war will continue to be enhanced in Iraq.


Alcee Hastings


#american #american soldiers #anything #civil #civil war

Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States.


Harri Holkeri


#ago #almost #civil #civil war #even

In Finland, we learned quite a lot from our own civil war. The wounds were visible when I was a boy, but my generation went into the Second World War and it united the Finnish nation, so I do not see any more wounds.


Harri Holkeri


#boy #civil #civil war #finland #finnish

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.


Stephen Ambrose


#civil war #forward #history #ii #non

The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination.


James Monroe


#any #between #civil #civil war #continues

Forget it, Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel.


Irving Thalberg


#civil war #ever #forget #louis #made

The time was not yet ripe for the growth of mathematical science among us, and any development that might have taken place in that direction was rudely stopped by the civil war.


Simon Newcomb


#any #civil #civil war #development #direction






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