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First World War Quotes By Emmanuel Jal: The first time I experienced war, I thought

The first time I experienced war, I thought the world was ending. — Emmanuel Jal

First World War Quotes By Jared Brock: What if making peace with our warring hearts

What if making peace with our warring hearts - peace within - is the first step to world peace? — Jared Brock

First World War Quotes By Dave Brubeck: I had the first integrated Army band in

I had the first integrated Army band in World War II. — Dave Brubeck

First World War Quotes By Saul David: No campaign of the First World War better

No campaign of the First World War better justifies the poets' view of the conflict as futile and pitiless than Gallipoli. — Saul David

First World War Quotes By Michael Gove: The First World War may have been a

The First World War may have been a uniquely horrific war, but it was also plainly a just war. — Michael Gove

First World War Quotes By J.G. Ballard: Psychiatrists the dominant lay priesthood since the First

Psychiatrists the dominant lay priesthood since the First World War ... — J.G. Ballard

First World War Quotes By Norman Schwarzkopf: First of all, Saddam did not win the

First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, that's a joke and everybody in the world knows it. — Norman Schwarzkopf

First World War Quotes By Anita Diamant: We didn't call it the First World War

We didn't call it the First World War when it was happening. — Anita Diamant

First World War Quotes By Kunal Narayan Uniyal: Two simple ways to win a war against

Two simple ways to win a war against the world:
First, find the faults within;
Second, there is no war. — Kunal Narayan Uniyal

First World War Quotes By Muriel Rukeyser: I lived in the first century of world

I lived in the first century of world wars. Most mornings I would be more or less insane. — Muriel Rukeyser

First World War Quotes By Doris Lessing: My father was in the First World War.

My father was in the First World War. — Doris Lessing

First World War Quotes By Adam Hochschild: The first World War in so many ways

The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse. — Adam Hochschild

First World War Quotes By Elizabeth Berg: First of all, I want you to know

First of all, I want you to know that I believed in the cause for which I died. No war is won without sacrifice. — Elizabeth Berg

First World War Quotes By Jeremy Irvine: I actually collect old First and Second World

I actually collect old First and Second World War memorabilia. — Jeremy Irvine

First World War Quotes By Jeremy Hardy: You can inherit male-pattern baldness from your mother's

You can inherit male-pattern baldness from your mother's father, but not a tendency to fight in the First World War. — Jeremy Hardy

First World War Quotes By Timothy Snyder: No major war or act of mass killing

No major war or act of mass killing in the twentieth century began without the aggressors or perpetrators first claiming innocence and victimhood. — Timothy Snyder

First World War Quotes By Pat Barker: Culturally, the First World War is the war

Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars. — Pat Barker

First World War Quotes By Anthony Horowitz: When I was young, a child never asked

When I was young, a child never asked questions of his elders," Claire Deverill said.
"Was that before or after the First World War?" Matt asked. — Anthony Horowitz

First World War Quotes By Tom Wolfe: The sad truth was that the United States

The sad truth was that the United States had not been reduced to a smoking rubble by the first World War. — Tom Wolfe

First World War Quotes By Douglas Hurd: The first two Prime Ministers whom I served,

The first two Prime Ministers whom I served, Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher drew strikingly different lessons from the Second World War. — Douglas Hurd

First World War Quotes By Whittaker Chambers: The chief fruit of the First World War

The chief fruit of the First World War was the Russian Revolution and the rise of Communism as a national power. — Whittaker Chambers

First World War Quotes By Peter Jackson: I'm thinking about doing a First World War

I'm thinking about doing a First World War film. — Peter Jackson

First World War Quotes By Clint Eastwood: My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant

My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War. — Clint Eastwood

First World War Quotes By Margaret Mead: Today's children are the first generation to grow

Today's children are the first generation to grow up in a world that has the power to destroy itself. — Margaret Mead

First World War Quotes By John Hersey: There, in the tin factory, in the first

There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books. — John Hersey

First World War Quotes By Sally Field: If mothers ruled the world, there wouldn't be

If mothers ruled the world, there wouldn't be any God-damned wars in the first place! — Sally Field

First World War Quotes By Robyn Davidson: I do believe that the genre reached its

I do believe that the genre reached its peak before the First World War. — Robyn Davidson

First World War Quotes By Paul Johnson: The Second World War took place not so

The Second World War took place not so much because no one won the First, but because the Versailles Treaty did not acknowledge this truth. — Paul Johnson

First World War Quotes By Erich Maria Remarque: The first bombardment showed us our mistake, and

The first bombardment showed us our mistake, and under it the world as they had taught it to us broke in pieces. — Erich Maria Remarque

First World War Quotes By Ernst Haeckel: There is no doubt that the course and

There is no doubt that the course and character of the feared 'European war' ... will become the first world war in the full sense of the word. — Ernst Haeckel

First World War Quotes By Emma Goldman: We say that if America has entered the

We say that if America has entered the war to make the world safe for democracy, she must first make democracy safe in America. — Emma Goldman

First World War Quotes By Evelyn Waugh: At first it was impressive, but after half

At first it was impressive, but after half and hour deadly monotonous. It was like everything German - overdone. — Evelyn Waugh

First World War Quotes By John J. Pershing: No commander was ever privileged to lead a

No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops. — John J. Pershing

First World War Quotes By Pat Barker: A society that devours its own young deserves

A society that devours its own young deserves no automatic or unquestioning allegiance. — Pat Barker

First World War Quotes By Theodore Schultz: The adverse economic events following the First World

The adverse economic events following the First World War turned me toward economics. — Theodore Schultz

First World War Quotes By Nick Harkaway: The First World War was a horror of

The First World War was a horror of gas, industrialised slaughter, fear, and appalling human suffering. — Nick Harkaway

First World War Quotes By Richard Engel: Everything changed with the First World War. The

Everything changed with the First World War. The Middle East was reorganized, redefined, and the seeds were planted for a century of bloodshed. — Richard Engel

First World War Quotes By Noam Chomsky: Up until the First World War, when people

Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy. — Noam Chomsky

First World War Quotes By Winston Churchill: If I were the first of May, I

If I were the first of May, I should be ashamed of myself. — Winston Churchill

First World War Quotes By Neil Kinnock: Arthur Scargill is the Labour movements nearest equivalent

Arthur Scargill is the Labour movements nearest equivalent to a First World War General. — Neil Kinnock

First World War Quotes By Ernst Zundel: I am not saying that Hitler was a

I am not saying that Hitler was a choir boy. But I am saying, let him who was innocent in the Second World War cast the first stone. — Ernst Zundel