Spanish American War

Famous quotes containing the words spanish, american and/or war:

“How can I, that girl standing there,
My attention fix
On Roman or on Russian
Or on Spanish politics?”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

“The American suffrage movement has been, until very recently, altogether a parlor affair, absolutely detached from the economic needs of the people.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)

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