“I wonder how many people would have thought at the end of World War II that the capitalist system would be one that was meeting the challenges and making things better for people as we approach the 21st century.” PeopleWorldWarEndsWould BeChallengesWonderEconomyCenturyApproachMeetingsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiCapitalistWorld War I21st Century Author:Sanford I. Weill
“If we are to avoid that catastrophe [a nuclear World War III], a system of world order — preferably a system of world government — is mandatory. The proud nations someday will see the light and, for the common good and their own survival, yield up their precious sovereignty, just as America's thirteen colonies did two centuries ago. When we finally come to our senses and establish a world executive and parliament of nations, thanks to the Nuremburg precedent we will already have in place the fundamentals for the third branch of government, the judiciary.” IfsWorldTwoWarLightGovernmentAmericaOrderNationsCommonCenturyProudSurvivalThirdsFundamentalsNuclearSensesThanksWar Of The WorldsBranchesSomedayExecutivesYieldWorld War IiWorld War ICatastropheSovereigntyParliamentColonyWorld OrderCommon GoodThirteenPrecedentJudiciaryWorld GovernmentBranches Of Government Author:Walter Cronkite
“I'm interested in things when I don't know what they are. Like "Hey, Ray, what the hell is this?" Oh, that's lipstick from the 1700s, that's dog food from the turn of the century, that's a hat from World War II. I'm interested in the minutiae of things. Oddities.” KnowsWorldWarTurnsHellCenturyDogHeyWar Of The WorldsHatsRaysWorld War IiWorld War ILipstickOdditiesMinutiaeDog Food Author:Tom Waits
“I'm fascinated by the period that goes from the Industrial Revolution to right after World War II. There's something about that period that's epic and tragic. There's a point after the industrial period where it seems like humanity's finally going to make it right. There were advances in medicine and technology and education. People are going to be able to live longer lives; literacy is starting to spread. It seemed like finally, after centuries of toiling and misery, that humanity was going to get to a better stage. And then what happens is precisely the contrary. Humanity betrays itself.” PeopleWorldWarSeemsHappensAbleHumanityTechnologyCenturyStageRevolutionPeriodsMedicineMiseryStartingSpreadContraryWar Of The WorldsTragicFascinatedWorld War IiBetrayWorld War IEpicLiteracyIndustrial RevolutionToilingTechnology And EducationLonger Life Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“We cannot escape our destiny, nor should we try to do so. The leadership of the free world was thrust upon us two centuries ago in that little hall of Philadelphia. In the days following World War II, when the economic strength and power of America was all that stood between the world and the return to the dark ages, Pope Pius XII said, 'The American people have a great genius for splendid and unselfish actions. Into the hands of America God has placed the destinies of an afflicted mankind.' We are indeed, and we are today, the last best hope of man on earth.” PeopleMenWorldShouldTryingLittlesSaidTwoWarHandsAgeTodayActionEarthLastsAmericaDarkDestinyEconomicMankindCenturyReturnGeniusFollowingWar Of The WorldsHallsWorld War IiWorld War IPopeOur DestinySplendidThrustDark AgesPhiladelphiaUnselfishHoping For The BestFree World Author:Ronald Reagan
“John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.” WorldWarRecordsCenturyDestroyedWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiBombingManchester Author:Isaac Asimov
“If, then, this civilization is to be saved, if it is not to be submerged by centuries of barbarism, but to secure the treasures ofits inheritance on new and more stable foundations, there is indeed need for those now living fully to realize how far the decay has already progressed.” IfsWorldNeedsWarRealizingHistoryCenturyCivilizationFoundationSavedTreasureSecureWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiStableWorld War IDecayInheritanceBarbarismSubmergedIf ThenLiving Fully Author:Johan Huizinga
“After World War II society had to settle back for a moment before it picked up the 20th century.” WorldWarMomentsCenturySettlingWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War I20th Century Author:Stella Blum
“Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II, dominance had shifted decisively into the hands of the upstart across the sea, the United States, by far the most powerful and wealthy society in world history.” WorldWellsWarEndsStatesHandsUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesSeaCenturyPositionDespiteWar Of The WorldsBritainMost PowerfulWealthySteadyWorld War IiDeclineWorld War IDominant20th CenturyWorld HistoryDominanceWorld PowerUpstart Author:Noam Chomsky
“In every major war we have fought in the 19th and 20th centuries. Americans have been asked to pay higher taxes - and nonessential programs have been cut - to support the military effort. Yet during this Iraq war, taxes have been lowered and domestic spending has climbed. In contrast to World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, for most Americans this conflict has entailed no economic sacrifice. The only people really sacrificing for this war are the troops and their families.” PeopleWorldHas BeensWarEffortPaySupportCuttingSacrificeEconomicCenturyMilitaryHigherConflictTaxesMajorsProgramIraqSpendingWar Of The WorldsVietnamWorld War IiContrastWorld War ITroops20th CenturyKoreanIraq WarKorean War Author:Robert Hormats