Russian Civil War/aftermath

Famous quotes containing the words russian, civil, war and/or aftermath:

    “An enormously vast field lies between “God exists” and “there is no God.” The truly wise man traverses it with great difficulty. A Russian knows one or the other of these two extremes, but is not interested in the middle ground. He usually knows nothing, or very little.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

    “I wish to see, in process of disappearing, that only thing which ever could bring this nation to civil war.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives, that it is inside ourselves.”
    —Albert Camus (1913–1960)

    “The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)