#world war ii

Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now. ↗

— James Lovelock

#could #country #every #ii #just

Even I had no opportunity to conduct very many concerts after World War II. ↗

— Kurt Masur

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I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. ↗

— George McGovern

#did #flamboyant #frequently #i #ii

After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#conflict #cuts #deep #doing #every

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II. ↗

— Dan Rather

#attacked #had #harbor #i #ii

We need only look to our Navajo Code Talkers during World War II to see the value that Native languages bring not only to their culture, but to the security of all Americans. ↗

— Rick Renzi

#bring #code #culture #during #ii

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had. ↗

— William Westmoreland

#asset #complemented #ever #every #greatest

World War II was the last government program that really worked. ↗

— George Will

#government #government program #ii #last #program

My mom enlisted in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and my parents actually bought our home thanks to the loan she got through the GI Bill. ↗

— Thomas Friedman

#bill #bought #enlisted #got #home

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea. ↗