“In spite of the frightful pogroms which took place, first in Poland and then in unprecedented fashion in the Ukraine, and which cost the lives of thousands of Jews, the Jewish people considered the post-war period as a messianic era. Israel, during those years, 1919-1920, rejoiced in Eastern and Southern Europe, in Northern and Southern Africa, and above all in America.” PeopleYearsFirstsWarAmericaFashionPeriodsCostEuropeJewIsraelErasPostsSpiteSouthernEasternUkraineUnprecedentedPolandPost WarSouthern Africa Author:Denis Fahey
“Germany, which has lately united 80 million Germans, has submitted certain neighboring countries to her supremacy and gained military strength in many aspects, and thus has become, as clearly can be seen, a dangerous rival to principal imperialistic powers in Europe - England and France. That is why they declared war on Germany on a pretext of fulfilling the obligations given to Poland. It is now clearer than ever, how remote the real aims of the cabinets in these countries were from the interests of defending the now disintegrated Poland or Czechoslovakia.” WarRealCountryCertainGivenInterestUnitedMillionsMilitaryDangerousEuropeAspectEnglandAimObligationFranceGermanyPrincipalFulfillingRivalsCabinetsSupremacyPolandPretextCzechoslovakia Author:Vyacheslav Molotov
“The thing about World War II is that everyone knows about the concentration camps in Europe - in Nazi Germany and Poland and Auschwitz and the other camps - but, no one really talks about the camps that were here in the United States.” KnowsWorldWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesEuropeWar Of The WorldsGermanyConcentrationCampsWorld War IiWorld War INaziPolandNazi GermanyAuschwitzConcentration Camp Author:Lea Salonga
“Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains of Poland were the invasion route of Europe to Russia and always had been, and therefore he had to control Poland.” CountryRememberCoursesKeysEuropeRussiaRoutesInvasionPoland Author:W. Averell Harriman
“Pharisaism became Talmudism...But the spirit of the Ancient Pharisee survives unaltered. When the Jew...studies the Talmud, he is actually repeating the arguments used in the Palestinian academies. From Palestine to Babylonia; from Babylonia to North Africa, Italy, Spain, France and Germany; from these to Poland, Russia and eastern Europe generally, ancient Pharisaism has wandered.” UsedSpiritStudyEuropeArgumentAncientJewRussiaFranceGermanyPalestinianEasternPalestineSpainAcademyPolandEastern EuropePhariseesNorth AfricaPharisaism Author:Louis Finkelstein
“Some in the West apparently believe that Poland no longer has its own interests, and that it is all too willing to agree with the opinions of others. This is absolutely not the case. Indeed, other countries in Europe uphold their own interests with great determination.” BelieveCountryInterestOpinionCasesWillingEuropeDeterminationAgreeWestOther CountriesPolandGreat Determination Author:Lech Kaczynski
“Nations are an historic reality in Europe. They all have different histories, and they joined the EU at very different times and under widely differing circumstances. I was mayor of Warsaw for three years and always in favor of Poland joining the EU. But I also experienced how we had to implement EU regulations that were completely inappropriate to our situation.” YearsDifferentRealityThreeNationsSituationCircumstancesEuropeFavorsThree YearsRegulationHistoricJoiningMayorsInappropriatePolandDifferent TimesWarsaw Author:Lech Kaczynski
“The shot Irishmen will now take their places beside Emmet and the Manchester Martyrs in Ireland, and beside the heroes of Poland and Sérbia and Belgium in Europe; and nothing in heaven or earth can prevent it.” EarthHeavenHeroShotsEuropeIrelandMartyrManchesterPolandBelgiumIrishmen Author:George Bernard Shaw
“The route for the refugees currently goes through Greece and the Balkans or through Italy; if there were a crisis in north-eastern Europe, Poland might just as well be affected. In this case we are dealing with mechanisms that we do not control. We need to change that.” IfsNeedsWellsMightCasesEuropeCrisisAffectedMechanismRoutesRefugeeEasternGreeceNeed A ChangePolandEastern EuropeBalkans Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“Well the most likely emerging countries are Japan, Turkey, and Poland. So I would say Eastern Europe, the Middle East and a maritime war by Japan with the United States enjoying its own pleasures.” WellsWarCountryStatesEnjoyPleasureUnitedUnited StatesMiddleEuropeEastJapanMiddle EastEasternTurkeysEmergingPolandEastern EuropeMaritime Author:George Friedman
“President Bush Sr. and Secretary Baker, way back when, told Gorbachev, "We are not going to advance NATO into Eastern Europe. We're not going to - we're not going to advance NATO into East Germany, if you allow the unification of Germany." Where is that pledge? Where is the logic behind a military alliance, devised in the time of communism, before the Berlin Wall fell, now being in the Ukraine, in Poland, in Estonia, in Latvia and Lithuania? I don't understand.” IfsWayPresidentBehindsMilitaryWallEuropeLogicEastCommunismGermanySecretaryEasternPresident BushAlliancesPledgeUkraineBerlinBack WhenNatoPolandBakersEastern EuropeUnificationBerlin WallGorbachevEast GermanyEstoniaWay Back WhenLithuaniaLatvia Author:Rashid Khalidi
“The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in Poland, Hungary, and the South East generally.” WorldFirstsWarLeftEuropeSouthEastWar Of The WorldsPolandLandlordSwept AwayFirst World WarHungaryFeudalism Book:Beyond Nationalism: The Social Thought of Emily Greene Balch Source: Beyond Nationalism: The Social Thought of Emily Greene Balch
“My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic consequences for the very existence of Polish families. A permanent economic crisis in Poland may also have serious repercussions for Europe. Thus, Poland ought to be helped and deserves help.” MayCountryHelpingExistenceEconomicSeriousOughtMajorsDeserveConsequenceEuropeCrisisPermanentDramaticPolishPolandRepercussionsEconomic Crisis Author:Lech Walesa
“Poland should be strong and prosperous and independent and play its proper role as a great nation in the heart of Europe.” ShouldHeartPlayStrongNationsRolesEuropeIndependentProsperousPolandGreat Nations Author:George H. W. Bush