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“They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation.”

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Author:Chester W. Nimitz

“...the discovery, that at no time did this man (Hitler) pose or intend a real threat to Britain or the Empire.”

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Author:David Irving

“Dresden? There is not such a place any longer." "I want to point out, that besides Essen, we never actually considered any particular industrial sites as targets. The destruction of industrial sites always was some sort of bonus for us. Our real targets always were the inner cities.”

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Author:Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

“Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.”

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Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The American People in their Righteous Might will win through to Absolute Victory.”

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Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The eyes of the world are upon you.”

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Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”

Source: Einstein's 1912 manuscript on the special theory of relativity

“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”

“The battle of Kursk... the forcing of the Dnieper... and the liberation of Kiev, left Hitlerite Germany facing catastrophe.”

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Author:Vasily Chuikov

“What would be the difference if we retreated and let the French and Germans make decisions for the world? We tried that twice in the last century. Isolationsim, refusing to accept our role in the world, and delaying our response to evildoers ultimately cost fifty-three million lives in World War 2 alone. The preemption policy of the Bush administration, taking the war to the enemy and exporting democracy and freedom, has liberated fifty million.”