We owe our World War II veterans – and all our veterans – a debt we can never fully repay. – Doc Hastings Category: War
I worked for MI6 in the Sixties, during the great witch-hunts, when the shared paranoia of the Cold War gripped the services. – John le Carre Category: War
The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people. – Ezra Pound Category: War
The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness. – Jon Meacham Category: History
A woman who loves her husband is merely paying her bills. A woman who loves her lover gives alms to the poor. – Paul-Jean Toulet Category: Marriage
