Russian Civil War/aftermath

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

    “Grishkin is nice: her Russian eye
    Is underlined for emphasis;
    Uncorseted, her friendly lust
    Gives promise of pneumatic bliss.”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “When civil fury first grew high,
    And men fell out, they knew not why;
    When hard words, jealousies, and fears,
    Set folks together by the ears,
    And made them fight, like mad or drunk,
    For Dame Religion, as for punk;”
    —Samuel Butler (1612–1680)

    “A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy.”
    —Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)

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