“America is a land of big dreamers and big hopes. It is this hope that has sustained us through revolution and civil war, depression and world war, a struggle for civil and social rights and the brink of nuclear crisis. And it is because our dreamers dreamed that we have emerged from each challenge more united, more prosperous, and more admired than before.” WorldWarBigsAmericaSocialChallengesUnitedStruggleRightsLandRevolutionDepressionCrisisNuclearWar Of The WorldsCivil WarDreamerProsperous Author:Barack Obama
“The current financial crisis in the US is likely to be judged in retrospect as the most wrenching since the end of the Second World War.” WorldWarEndsCrisisFinancialCurrentsWar Of The WorldsJudgedSecond World WarRetrospectFinancial Crisis Author:Alan Greenspan
“Last week John McCain said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. This week, he said it's the worst crisis since World War II. So he suspended his campaign, unless you count doing interviews, airing attack ads, sending out surrogates on TV to attack Obama.” WorldSaidWarLastsStrongEconomyWeekWorstTvsCrisisFundamentalsCampaignsWar Of The WorldsInterviewsAdsWorld War IiWorld War IMccainSuspendedSurrogates Author:Bill Maher
“Perhaps this is an area where every generation starts from scratch. Although the crisis of the First World War inaugurated an especially strong period of disillusion with regard to the optimism of the previous age, the pattern has repeated itself in many ways in more recent times, e.g., the loss of faith in politics as a means of advancing human well-being. And perhaps this also has to do with basic elements in growing up.” WorldWayFirstsHumansWellsMeanWarAgeStrongLossGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsPeriodsElementsAreasOptimismRegardCrisisPatternsWell BeingWar Of The WorldsWorld War IScratchesAdvancingDisillusionFirst World WarLoss Of Faith Author:George Pattison
“Now that we've made that decision, everyone is thinking about the practical consequences and I think Theresa May could be the most challenging prime ministership since the Suez Crisis, possibly since the Second World War.” ThinkingWorldMayMadeWarChallengesDecisionConsequenceCrisisPracticalsWar Of The WorldsPrimeSecond World WarTheresa Author:Jeremy Hunt
“Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Second World War. This presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions.” WorldWarHardChallengesDecisionCrisisWar Of The WorldsOur WorldRefugeeMagnitudeSecond World WarRefugee CrisisHard Decision Author:Pope Francis
“What's going on in Syria is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. And we are punishing those who are suffering most in this circumstance, in this condition. We vet refugees from Syria for a period of 18 to 24 months before they're allowed to come to the United States. And, you know, if you will permit me, I think we know more about them by the time they get here than we know about the president's finances.” ThinkingWorldWarSufferingWorstCircumstancesCrisisHumanitarianFinanceWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISyriaRefugee Author:Daniel Benjamin
“The perfect fascist state needs to operate in conditions of perpetual warfare. Have you ever noticed how the world has been in constant crisis since World War II?” WorldNeedsHas BeensWarStatesPerfectConditionsCrisisConstantWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiPerpetualWarfareFascists Author:Grant Morrison
“The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II.” WorldWayYearsWarSituationCrisisPlantCurrentsNuclearWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISevereEarthquakesTsunamiCurrent SituationNuclear Plants Author:Naoto Kan