Famous quotes containing the words russian, civil, war and/or aftermath:
“What man dare, I dare.
Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,
The armed rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger;
Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves
Shall never tremble. Or be alive again
And dare me to the desert with thy sword.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Come, civil night,
Thou sober-suited matron all in black.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“There are two things which will always be very difficult for a democratic nation: to start a war and to end it.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)