Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

Howell Forgy

Said at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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Topic

Guns

Speaker

Howell Forgy

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Forgy, Howell. Comment to men during the Pearl Harbor attack. 7 Dec. 1941, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, HI, USA.

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Winning isn’t everything...It’s the only thing.

Henry R. "Red" Sanders

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Topic
Winning
Speaker
Henry R. "Red" Sanders
Language
English
Time
1948 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Sanders, Henry R. Quoted in L.A. Times. 18 Oct. 1950. Originally spoken to the Quarterback Club. Luncheon. 1948, Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Another quote from 1941

And were an epitaph to be my story
I'd have a short one ready for my own.
I would have written of me on my stone:
I have a lovers quarrel with the world.

Robert Frost

The Lesson for Today

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Topic
Man and the world

Author

Robert Frost
Source
The Lesson for Today
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Frost, Robert. Reading of The Lesson for Today at Harvard University. 20 June 1941, Phi Beta Kappa Society meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.