"Motherland or the Fatherland is an object of veneration and becomes a burning cause for which one becomes willing to kill the children of other Motherlands or Fatherlands."
- Howard Zinn, historian, author, WWII bomber pilot
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"We have heard that a half million children have died (as a result of sanctions against Iraq). I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?"
"I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think the price is worth it."
A CBS Sixty Minutes interview between Leslie Stahl and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, on 12 May 1996 |
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"
- Mahatma Gandhi
"I am strongly in favor of using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes. The moral effect should be good...and it would spread a lively terror."
- Winston Churchill
"85 percent of cluster bomb casualties are civilians and 23 percent are children."
http://www.landmines.org
You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple: to force ... the public to turn to the state to ask for greater security."
Vincenzo Vinciguerra stated, in sworn testimony on Operation Gladio in Europe
It's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them. Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right upfront with you, I like brawling."
Four Star General James Mattis, USMC, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and Supreme Allied NATO Commander, 2005
"this is the most craziest shit ever"
Gwen Stefani