World War II Quotes
On service, memory, and rebuilding after war.
This page collects quotes touching World War II as historical memory — personal service, the era's lasting effect on families, and postwar recovery, presented as sober reflection rather than dramatization, alongside related lines on what came after.
And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen.
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My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era.
After Quotes
Kids flew B-17s in daylight bombing raids over Germany in World War II. Kids fought in Korea and Vietnam.
I grew up in an era when money was not readily available. We were into the post-Depression years and World War II.
Since the end of World War II, U.S. presidents of both parties have recognized that foreign and domestic policy do not have to be pursued at the expense of each other.
Since World War II, inflation - the apparently inexorable rise in the prices of goods and services - has been the bane of central bankers.
Bane Quotes
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of World War II quotes appear on this page?
Is there a first-person account of the war in this collection?
How do these quotes address the war's aftermath?
Is World War II discussed here as a subject for fiction?
How does this topic relate to broader quotes about policy and government?
For related historical and political themes, see the domestic policy collection on postwar rebuilding, or quotes touching both parties in wartime political history.
