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)

    A mechanism of some kind stands between us and almost every act of our lives.
    Sarah Patton Boyle, U.S. civil rights activist and author. The Desegregated Heart, part 3, ch. 2 (1962)

    All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
    Tony Benn (b. 1925)

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