Cold War 1947-1953

Famous quotes containing the words cold and/or war:

    “Let us not be deceived—we are today in the midst of a cold war.”
    —Bernard Baruch (1870–1965)

    “... it is a commonplace that men like war. For peace, in our society, with the feeling we have then that it is feeble-minded to strive except for one’s own private profit, is a lonely thing and a hazardous business. Over and over men have proved that they prefer the hazards of war with all its suffering. It has its compensations.”
    —Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)