#world war i

I wanted to write about my mother as she should have been if she had not been messed up by World War I. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#been #had #i #messed #messed up

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#depression #ended #great #great depression #history

Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#iii #must #peace #save #save the world

Personally I believe that the courses we followed for some years after World War II were enlightened, surprisingly imaginative and extremely effective. ↗

— David Bruce

#believe #courses #effective #enlightened #extremely

The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II. ↗

— Barry Commoner

#about #after #ago #assault #began

I could never understand how we could put 120,000 Japanese behind a fence in World War II. I remember being bewildered about that. ↗

— Phil Donahue

#behind #being #bewildered #could #fence

We are spending more as a percentage of our entire economy, almost 25 percent, than we have spent at any time since the end of World War II. ↗

— John Thune

#any #economy #end #entire #ii

We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay. ↗

— Doc Hastings

#fully #ii #never #our #our world

Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.' ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#alive #both #californians #experiences #fascinated

By interviewing at least one veteran, you can preserve memories that otherwise might be lost. My uncle was a downed fighter pilot and P.O.W. in World War II, and I am looking forward to recording his story for inclusion in the project. ↗

— Spencer Bachus

#fighter #fighter pilot #forward #his #i