War and Peace in Literature.pptVIP

“Mother’s Day Proclamation, 1870”Julia Ward Howe Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearnAll that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.”… From the bosom of a devastated Earth a voice goes up withOur own. It says: Disarm! Disarm! “Mother’s Day Proclamation, 1870”Julia Ward Howe Let women … …promote the alliance of the different nationalities,The amicable settlement of international questions,The great and general interests of peace. Anita Roddick If you think you are too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in your tent Margaret Mead Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Contact Info, References Martin Donohoe martindonohoe@ This slide show and others available at * * The BibleBook of Matthew All they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. Mahatma Gandhi An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind. Herbert Hoover Older men declare war. But its the youth who must fight and die! Issac Asimov Violence is the first refuge of the incompetent. Jean-Paul Sartre When the rich wage war, its the poor who die. Arthur Ponsonby When war is declared, Truth is the first casualty. Hermann Goering(at the Nuremberg Trials, shortly before being sentenced to death) Of course the people dont want war. But…it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship . . .  Hermann Goering Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders…All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. George OrwellNineteen Eighty-Four War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. Benjamin Franklin They that can g