From the perspective of present-day residents of these places, the First World War appears not as a kind of senseless civil war between European nations which have now long since learned to live in peace-what we might call the standard
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“Conservatism starts from a sentiment that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created.”
― How to be a Conservative
― How to be a Conservative
“The Times correspondent who reported on the battle commented: ‘The estimation of Austrian losses is somewhat difficult as many of the fallen were not discovered until the penetrating odour of decomposed humanity disclosed the presence of bodies in wood or unharvested field.”
― The First World War: A Complete History
― The First World War: A Complete History
“You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.' - To Neville Chamberlain”
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“Most of the time, however, the cruelty of Soviet camp guards was unthinking, stupid, lazy cruelty, of the sort that might be shown to cattle or sheep.”
― Gulag: A History
― Gulag: A History
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