Word: war
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Christian churches of the world united they could force disarmament. You never will get peace by declarations outlawing a war. What better declaration could there be than that of the galaxy of angels on Christmas morning...
...When the War broke out Herbert Henry Asquith was British Prime Minister; David Lloyd George was Chancellor of the Exchequer...
...Destroyed in War, Restored in Peace...
...President Herbert Hoover, who cabled: "The University of Louvain owns the new library and has undeniable jurisdiction connected with inscription and memorials. . . . Representing the donor of the larger share of funds employed in building library, I suggest you obtain immediate settlement present controversy on lines which will eliminate war bitterness and will reflect the true spirit of a great educational institution and be in accord with mature public opinion...
...After I had led the war for giving Poland independence I wanted to leave Poland to her own devices. I asked myself whether I should handle the Polish Parliament as a prostitute, and tramp on it with my feet, or choose the other way of leaving it alone. Had I chosen the former method the unpleasant affair of May 1926 [Pilsudski's coup d'état] would never have occurred...