3 Quotes About Great War

Everyone knows the words “saved by the bell,” but how many of us actually know the history behind that famous phrase? During World War II, the United States Navy used this phrase to warn that all personnel were to get to their stations immediately. To help save time, they started putting bells in clocks. We have collected all of these great-war quotes about time and clocks to make your day better.

Mute in that golden silence hung with green, Come down...
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Mute in that golden silence hung with green, Come down from heaven and bring me in your eyes Remembrance of all beauty that has been, And stillness from the pools of Paradise. Siegfried Sassoon
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Who desired the Great War? No nation benefitted from it. The war brought about the destruction of the Prussian Empire, stripped the British Empire of its ability to hold its colonies, slaughtered the French and starved Germany, inspired a revolution in Russia, and prepared the ground for a more terrible slaughter to come. The great powers didn’t want a war and they certainly didn’t need one. But their people wanted a war. To the surprise of the rulers across the Allies and the Central Powers, the idea of war was seized by the people of every nation. Matthew De Abaitua