Whitman, Walt -- “The Song of Myself” Sec. 33 (1892)

Dave — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:18:07 +0000

I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) American poet
“The Song of Myself” Sec. 33 (1892)
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano -- Speech (1936-08-14), Chautauqua, New York

Dave — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:43:20 +0000

I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen men coughing out their gassed lungs. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen two hundred limping, exhausted men come out of line — the survivors of a regiment of one thousand that went forward forty-eight hours before. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933–1945)
Speech (1936-08-14), Chautauqua, New York
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FDR, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, visited the front lines of WWI in France after American troops were in service.

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Whitman, Walt -- “The Song of Myself” Sec. 33 (1892)

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano -- Speech (1936-08-14), Chautauqua, New York