#belgium

And it is practically the same in the case of the four or five million poor peasants in France, and also for Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and two of the Scandinavian countries. Everywhere small and medium sized industry prevails. ↗

— Herman Gorter

#belgium #case #countries #everywhere #five

Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world. ↗

— Murray Walker

#eight #everywhere #here #hour #minutes

Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the massacre of suspected guerrillas, as well as their wives and children, as well as the destruction of their homes in various towns and districts. ↗

— Clara Zetkin

#belgium #children #democratic #destruction #districts

Germany expected that at the most a day or so would see Belgian resistance broken and the dash on Paris begun. It was not safe to start such a forward rush with Belgium unconquered. ↗

— Kelly Miller

#belgian #belgium #broken #dash #day

The Chancellor also in effect asks us to bargain away whatever obligation or interest we have as regards the neutrality of Belgium. We could not entertain that bargain either. ↗

— Edward Grey

#asks #away #bargain #belgium #chancellor

Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe. ↗

— Ahmed Ben Bella

#born #britain #colonialism #countries #drives

How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium? Well, finally, I put it up to them. They said that they couldn't do it; it would destroy them. I said they had to do it. And I finally got support from Hoffman on it. ↗

— W. Averell Harriman

#belgium #could #destroy #finally #gave

I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess! ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#born #dog #hell #i #i was born

I'm a big traveler these days. I was in Hong Kong. I live there. I was just in Belgium with my parents and now I'm on my way to North America. You will find me all over. ↗

— Jean Claude Van Damme

#belgium #big #days #find #hong

Have we so soon forgotten those four years of terrible carnage, the greatest war of all time; forgotten the millions of men who gave their lives, who made the supreme sacrifice and who today, beneath the soil of France and Belgium, sleep the eternal sleep? ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

#beneath #carnage #eternal #forgotten #four