World War I

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

    “Surely there is not a capitalist or well-informed person in this world today who believes that [World War I] is being fought to make the world safe for democracy. It is being fought to make the world safe for capital.”
    —Rose Porter Stokes (1879–1933)

    “The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    “Haven’t you heard, though,
    About the ships where war has found them out
    At sea, about the towns where war has come
    Through opening clouds at night with droning speed
    Further o’erhead than all but stars and angels
    And children in the ships and in the towns?”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)