Quotes tagged ‘World War 2’

“I know you have received orders from our commandant, which he has received from his superiors, to dispose of the population of this camp. Now would be the time to do it. Here they are; they're all here. This is your opportunity. Or, you could leave, and return to your families as men instead of murd…”

— Steven Zaillian, Oskar Schindler, Liam Neeson, imdb.com

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, contrary to what you've just seen, war is neither glamorous nor fun. There are no winners, only losers. There are no good wars, with the following exceptions: The American Revolution, World War II, and the Star Wars trilogy.”

— John Swartzwelder, Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, imdb.com

“My Grandad was a WWII veteran. In just one day during the Battle of Britain, he destroyed 8 German aircraft killing 32 Nazi aviators. Easily the worst mechanic the Luftwaffe ever had.”

— fossie1, reddit.com

“Night is never knowing what's better - sleeping upside down or right-side-up, next to black toes or rotten teeth.”

— Caitlin McGill, amazon.com

“No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.”

— Elie Wiesel, theatlantic.com

“It seems clear that the European project – the whole effort to promote peace and growing political union through economic integration – is in deep, deep trouble.”

— Paul Krugman, krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

“The sad irony of all this is that the E.U. was built to prevent the very kind of nationalist fervor its economic mismanagement and political heavy-handedness are provoking now. The dustbin of history exists for a reason. And yet, and yet. It's easy for a generation that has only known peace and rela…”

— Matt O'Brien, washingtonpost.com

“The numbing news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union is the worst step backward for Europe -- and for Western civilization -- since the end of World War II.”

— Charles Kaiser, edition.cnn.com