Quote#Poetry
When the generation that has known war is still alive, it is well…
Quote byArthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede · 1871–1946
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Introduction.
English (original)
When the generation that has known war is still alive, it is well that they should be given chapter and verse with regard to some of the best-known cries, catchwords, and exhortations by which they were so greatly influenced. As a warning, therefore, this collection is made. It constitutes only the exposure of a few samples. To cover the whole ground would be impossible.
— Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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