William Harwar Parker/mexican-american War

Famous quotes containing the words william, parker and/or war:

    And that singular anomaly, the lady novelist—
    I don’t think she’d be missed—I’m sure she’d not be
    missed!
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    Enjoyed it! One more drink and I’d have been under the host.
    —Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)

    There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the soldier’s sense of shame for having fought in actions that resulted, indirectly or directly, in the deaths of civilians. Then pile on top of that an attitude of social opprobrium, an attitude that made the fighting man feel personally morally responsible for the war, and you get your proverbial walking time bomb.
    Philip Caputo (b. 1941)