Civil War Monuments Quotes & Sayings

Science will stagnate if it is made to serve practical goals. — Albert Einstein

To me, pictures are like blintzes - ya gotta get 'em while they're hot. — Weegee

I am doomed or fortunate to stick to what I do best. — Jill Sobule

When you come to Montgomery, you see fifty-nine monuments and memorials, all about the Civil War, all about Confederate leaders and generals. We have lionized these people, and we have romanticized their courage and their commitment and their tenacity, and we have completely eliminated the reality that created the Civil War. — Bryan Stevenson

As politicians weigh courses of action against their political agendas the death toll weighs heavy on the conscience of the world. The once vibrant Syrian streets are now haunted by the souls of the innocent and the historic monuments that told of an unrivalled Arab civilisation no longer stand tall. — Aysha Taryam

Children do not play because they learn; They play because they play. — Magda Gerber

It was the immutable tango between the Dumper and the Dumpee: the coming and the seeing and the conquering and the returning home. — John Green

Personalities and fame pass; the revolution must remain. — Samora Machel

We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them. — Chico Hamilton

Slavery happened. That flag stands for segregation. We have monuments to Civil War generals and slave owners, as well as preserved plantations. But we have only one slavery museum, and that was built by a private citizen. We have no national or federal slavery museum. There is no government-funded slavery museum. A proposal to put one in Virginia came through in 2001 and went unfunded and failed. Another one in Richmond reached a similar fate. This is absolutely shameful. — Trae Crowder

The producers of 'Mad Men,' you know, think I hate their show, which is true. — George Lois

He's a sick old man who's lost everything and everyone. You have a huge heart, Gabriel - find room in it to be kind. — Nalini Singh

Dying is more terrifying than actual death. — Stefan Bolea

In our humble12 opinion, the South in general's attitude regarding the war and everything that came after needs a major paradigm shift. Put simply: we need to be more like Germany. Ya see, after World War II, Germany as a nation took responsibility for its crimes, owned up to them, and has refused to make excuses for the atrocities that occurred. Germans own it. That's just the way it is. (Or at least the perception of the way it is, and as we keep reiterating, the perception can be just as important as the reality.) How many people in the South could stomach the idea of Nazi statues existing in Germany in order to "honor the past" but "not meant to offend the Jews, of course?" Because y'all do realize that's what most of these Civil War monuments are, right? — Trae Crowder