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Deportation of and excesses against peaceful Armenians is increasing and from harrowing reports of eye witnesses it appears that a campaign of race extermination is in progress under a pretext of reprisal against rebellion.

Henry Morgenthau, Sr. (pictured), 1856-1946 on the Armenian Genocide

For the love of God, for the love of your children and of the civilization to which you belong, cease this madness. You are mortal men. You are capable of error. You have no right to hold in your hands -- there is no one wise enough and strong enough to hold in his hands—destructive power sufficient to put an end to civilized life on a great portion of our planet.

George F. Kennan, 1904-2005 on nuclear war

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution. Toward tragedy and dissolution.

Chuck Palahniuk, 1962-

You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.

Quentin Crisp, 1908-1999

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster.

Richard Bach, 1936-