“This will be the war to end all wars and make the world safe for democracy.”
-Woodraw Wilson
2007-11-14 04:50:41 · 7 answers · asked by NABEELiOS 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Same thing everyone who has used that sort of phrase means.
It means "Trust me. If you will just let us kill off your sons this one more time, it shant happen again and everything will be swell."
Politicians still use similar lies to dupe the shallow end of the intelligence pool because they believe they are much too smart to be understood by commoners if they just tell the truth. They would also be kicked out of office.
2007-11-14 05:05:38 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What is it that you don't understand?
BTW, Woodrow Wilson tried to start an organization called the League of Nations that was a precursor to the United Nations.
He thought that such a league would indeed be the way to avoid war.
Yes, it was naive.
2007-11-14 15:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was referring to WWI after his inception of the "14 points." However, he was very mistaken as Hitler rose as a national figure in his country as a patriot. The 14 points, which were a part of the Treaty of Versailles, which included Germany accepting guilt for the cause of the war, expenses, and of course, loss of portions of their country is exactly what led to the start of WWII.
2007-11-14 13:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Levi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess he means "this war will be really big, but it will be worth it because if we win, the world will be a safer place for everybody."
I think it's Woodrow Wilson, not Woodraw.
2007-11-14 13:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by Iris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means 'this is the main war that will solve everything, and after it. there will be no more. everyone will have democracy and it will be a great place to live
2007-11-14 16:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats just an ignorant statement that some war monger politician uses to fool people into believing that war is okay in the first place.
2007-11-14 13:06:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a single war could mean "peace". peace is the only key to end all wars and make the world a better place. :)
2007-11-14 13:06:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋