Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.

George Orwell

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people Politics

Author

George Orwell

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Orwell, George. Review of Letters From India, by Mulk Raj Anand. Tribune, 19 Mar. 1943.

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Another quote from the 1940s

I doubt whether any of these people, with their academic or dogmatic hatred of war, detest it as much as I do. They probably have not seen the bodies rotting on the ground and smelled the stench of decaying human flesh...What separates me from the pacifists is that I hate the Nazis more than I hate war.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Topic
Pacifism and nonviolence War

Author

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Letter to Arthur Eisenhower. 2 July. 1943.

Another quote about Politics

The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the Minds and Hearts of the People.

John Adams

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Topic
American Revolution Revolution Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Hezekiah Niles. 13 Feb. 1818.

Current Citation

“From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 13 February 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-6854.

Another quote from 1943

There are no atheists in the fox holes.

William Thomas Cummings

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Topic
Facing death God and war War
Speaker
William Thomas Cummings
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cummings, William Thomas. Quoted in I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, by Carlos P. Romulo. Doubleday, 1943, ch. 15.