“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine 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. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. 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. It works the same in any country.”
Hermann Goering
“World War II... did not happen to everyone, but it happened to most. There were people from Germany who were throwing bombs at us.”
Graham Chapman
“Twenty million people are starving [in Russia]. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!”
Herbert Hoover
“Retreating from the Cold War: Germany, Russia, & the Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces”
David Cox
“I am thrilled that the Russians are back, they will bring a balance to the bargaining table that the Middle East countries cannot bring. The warmongers in the U.S. and U.K. will not jump on Putin and his crew as we just learned this week.”
Bobby W. Miller
“Some 60 years has passed since the end of World War II, why should the people of Germany and Palestine pay now for a war in which the current generation was not involved.”
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“People were worried; they thought we were going to go to nuclear war when there was a conflict with Russia. Today, we are worried about terrorist attacks; we are not worried about nuclear attacks. It's a whole different thing.”
Iris Weinshall
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