Uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Chester W. Nimitz

Describing the battle of Iwo Jima.

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

Chester W. Nimitz

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Military officer

From

United States

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Citation

Nimitz, Chester W. Statement after the Battle of Iwo Jima. c. 1945, Iwo Jima, Tokyo, Japan.

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Please accept my resignation. I don't care to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.

Groucho Marx

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Topic
Social status Man as social animal

Author

Groucho Marx
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Marx, Groucho. Letter to President of Hollywood Club. c. 1949.

Another quote about World War II

The enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization. Such being the case, how are we to save the millions of our subjects, or to atone ourselves before the hallowed spirits of our imperial ancestors?... It is according to the dictate of time and fate that we have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all the generations to come by enduring the unavoidable and suffering what is insufferable.

Emperor Hirohito

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Topic
Nuclear weapons World War II
Speaker
Emperor Hirohito
Medium
Radio broadcast Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
Japanese
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Emperor Hirohito. The Jewel Voice. 15 Aug. 1945, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. Broadcast.

Another quote from 1945

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

Simone de Beauvoir

The Blood of Others

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Topic
Liberation

Author

Simone de Beauvoir
Source
The Blood of Others
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Wish
Language
French
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Sang des autres [The Blood of Others]. Gallimard, 1945, ch. 5.