Chetniks/world War II

Famous quotes containing the words world war ii, world and/or war:

    “One ... aspect of the case for World War II is that while it was still a shooting affair it taught us survivors a great deal about daily living which is valuable to us now that it is, ethically at least, a question of cold weapons and hot words.”
    —M.F.K. Fisher (1908–1992)

    “It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.”
    —Edmund Burke (1729–1797)

    “[John] Brough’s majority is “glorious to behold.” It is worth a big victory in the field. It is decisive as to the disposition of the people to prosecute the war to the end. My regiment and brigade were both unanimous for Brough [the Union party candidate for governor of Ohio].”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)