2nd Battalion Australia/history/first World War

Famous quotes containing the words australia, history, world and/or war:

    I like Australia less and less. The hateful newness, the democratic conceit, every man a little pope of perfection.
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    All history and art are against us, but we still expect happiness in love.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    Trust me, my dear Eugenius ... “there are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman’s pulse.”
    Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

    Tanks. In any normal war they’re a beautiful sight, on your side.
    Richard Blake, and William Cameron Menzies. Col. Fielding (Millburn Stone)