Famous quotes containing the words years, war and/or background:
“In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.”
—James Reston (b. 1909)
“Once lead this people into war and they will forget there ever was such a thing as tolerance.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“In the true sense one’s native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)