Cold War 1947-1953

Famous quotes containing the words cold and/or war:

    If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
    Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801)

    Long accustomed to the use of European manufactures, [the Cherokee Indians] are as incapable of returning to their habits of skins and furs as we are, and find their wants the less tolerable as they are occasioned by a war [the American Revolution] the event of which is scarcely interesting to them.
    Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)