Shimon Peres Quotes
What is wrong with the Iranians in addition to the nuclear bomb? This is the only country on Earth in the 21st century that has renewed imperialistic ambitions. They really want to become the hegemon of the Middle East in an age that gave up imperialism.
Peres, Shimon. Address at the World Economic Forum. Davos, Switzerland, 23 Jan. 2014.
Referring to the proposal to Annex Hawaii in 1887:
This was not the ravings of a right wing extremist. It was normative for Prussia as a whole. Right wing extremism as we think of it today was the norm of the ruling classes in Prussia and other parts of Germany. This book was a best seller in Germany. This quotation illustrates the mentality of the conservative, militarist, culture that dominated Germany at the time. The German aggression of WWI was not even considered as immoral but a God-given right.
The Russian communists were very ambivalent about the League (see {600375}).
There had been an era whereby the French military had conquered much of Africa without the approval of the civilian authorities.
America had declared war on Mexico and President Polk had designs on California and other territory.
The word, “filibusters” is a noun referring to irregular mercenaries. The term took on a more specific meaning in Parker’s day. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines the term as “Americans engaged in stirring up rebellions in Latin America in the mid-19th century.” This is the meaning in the Parker quotation.
He conquered Korea in an act of blatant aggression, but got bogged down in a complicated occupation. He died before the Chinese part of the plan could be carried out. However, ever since China, Korea and other Asian countries have distrusted Japan and her aggressive intentions and history. The horrible Japanese record of aggression and atrocities of WWII solidified that anti Japanese sentiment which still exists to some extent.
Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician who served both as ninth President of Israel, (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel, as well as Interim Prime Minister. He was a member of twelve cabinets in a political career spanning nearly 70 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and, except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, was in office continuously until 2007, when he became President, being in that role for another seven years. At the time of his retirement in 2014, he was the world's oldest head of state. He was considered the last link to Israel's founding generation.
