These are the perfect words for the conclusion of the the war. Once they have started something and then they find out that it has been a mistake, how do they justify death of so many people? There isn't a way, the only best way to avoid this, is to fight for the right cause, only if needed.

As we studied in class, they started to burn villages and killing all the people with in them because they had no idea who were the bad ones from the good, and so they decided to kill them all. What kind of tactic is this? Who wins? who is to be held accountable for this? who were they trying to save? Who were they fighting for?

We go out to fight other's wars and fighting for freedom, for the rights and the equality of all people. Yet we cannot seam to hold those words to its full potential. We send more blacks to fight, and put them in situations that are far more dangerous that, than the situations we wish to put White men.

This is a problem of perspective, this that maybe should be common sense are not. We think that the way we live our lives in the United States in the way of life, the only true, fulfilling way of life that is for the greater good. But that is just a one-sided point of view, a point of view that maybe wrong. There are many people in the world who don't like the consumeristic, self centered, life style we carry, and call normal.

This remind me of when America had no idea what to do with its identity, since we had concurred all the land. Well this ties well to what I believe that America now holds as an identity, getting involved in things that in the end makes other's problems worse off. We try to settle others wars and battles, at the cost of American lives, all in the name of freedom.

These words are true today as they have ever been. If I may speak for the world, i would say, we all want truth and clear leadership. If a country could be truthful and care for the well being of its people, then confidence would be a byproduct.

Is this not what is happening right now? Are Americans not losing confidence in the future? I feel this is the same place we find ourselves at now, Americans are uncertain about the future of the country and in it the world. As we can clearly see on TV, that this generation is closing the doors of the past, and by doing so we as a nation are forgetting the lessons the past holds.

I think he is trying to tackle the problem from the wrong end, its not that he needs to promote confidence in the government, he should be making the government trust worthy then, and only then, will confidence be gained by the people, without having to ask.

Yes i do believe that some kind of confidence in the government is needed, but I feel that those things that he said to endure, are actually what has been chipping away slowly, political and civil liberties. Yes, "confidence" is important, but civil liberties is far more important in my opinion.

Great words that come out of every presidents mouth, just makes me wonder if those who follow politicians very closely really do believe the words as truth. I feel that most if not all politicians have alternative motives and are persuaded by many in power and of course money.

Its crazy to read this today, as I found my self reading the news, about some head of a government being fired and all the talk about the new one. What will we find out is actually going on in government now, that we have no idea. There is just so much going on politically that if you focus on one thing for more than a day, you will mis out of so much more....What will we read about 6years form now....

I believe in that we are all created equal, as humans. Im not a big fan of the word "feminist. I am all for women being equal and having justice and rights under the law and most of all respect. Just the word, not a big fan, just as the word "machismo."

I found this to be very funny. Although may be very true, men of the time were probably glad that this was over, but for women it really was a triumph on to what they can achieve and how far they can get, from not even being able to vote, to in our days running for leaders of the country.

I really enjoy reading advertisements like these, I believe that there is just so much that one can learn from the ad it self, on what life was like, what the values were, stereo types of the time, and false information, some times with deadly consequences like radium radioactive material thought to be fun or bring youth. Scary!

This is an argument i have heard from people of other countries, that they believe that the U.S is out trying to bring justice and equality to the world, when if we just turn on the news, we can see that there are problems at home. We cannot go out looking to solve other people's problems, we must first care for each other here at home, and be humane with all.

In spite of all that we see today in the news of how this country is divided over race and immigration issues, with these words, I agree. Those who claim to be patriotic and love the nation, they should see the nation with open eyes. To not fight each other, for this nation without its people is just another empty land. The people are the nation, and people should have open eyes, and feel proud that the nation is made up of all kinds of people, not just one race one background.

If Germany had won the war, before the American intervention. Germany would now have so much wealth, land, and most of all people to fight a war across an ocean. This was the war like no other, a war that changed our definition of war.

Wow! this is crazy to think about, how the world would be today if there would have been a full blown war between these two countries. How would our lives be today? Personally my great grandfather was a Mexican revolutionary hero, Hermenegildo Galeana. I wonder how much different my life would have been....

It mind boggling to focus on dates, if in 1916 they discovered how valuable aircrafts would be in war, in this instance an aircraft that crashed due to malfunction. Then in 1945 only 29 years later, the Enola Gay was flying at 26,000 feet before changing the world on how war is fought.

Its interesting to see that in every war, one very important factor that is always considered is, whether war helps business of if it hinders it. It's important to note that war may not always be ideal, it will help or hinder some part of the economy, sadly many times both.

Every technological advancement has its consequences, the use of good and the use for destruction. These new advancements had been around for a while, slowly being brought to existence, little did we know that they would help create the first bloodiest and deadliest war the world had ever seen.

Third paragraph, second sentence. I would say states the true reason for children being malnourished, and why it effects the social regime and labor, but in reverse. Its not that the influence of the home affect the labor problems, its the lack of financial means of the family, the lack or good paying jobs for the family that affects the children's' malnourishment.

It amazes me on how someone can manage to create a cook book and make it into a racist cook book. As a Mexican I find it funny, the things they managed to say. Yes, there might be great recipes in this book, but its truly is amazing what people could just get away with saying.

Wow! these are strong words, "a traitor and immoral." Most of the time when people think about being sentimental they think about crying maybe by a sad movie, or by a broken nail. But to be sentimental means far greater things than this. It means to be human, to care for others, to help his fellow. Yes women are more in touch with their emotions, but this by no means, means that they are any less driven by sentiment. Great writer.

I would agree with this, that men should know how to treat women, with respect and kindness; and there is no reason why women should not have both, chivalry and Justice. Justice being the most important of both, in a male dominated country one cannot possibly be chivalrous and deny justice to women. They should have both.

Completely agree, the reason one votes its to have a say in how the country is ran, the person elected and views that that person has on how the country should be ran. Women account for half of the countries' population, therefore they should too have a say.

The sad side of this whole paragraph, is that there were many people during that time and i'm sure that many today believe these words to be true. How can a person be taken seriously with out thinking he or she has a mental disorder by saying "tend to destroy a population, " or 'breeding disease," and most of all without homes or families." These should be words that we should have all read and learn from our past mistakes and never let ideas as such reoccur in the future.

There is something seriously wrong with this sentence, from the very start, "a select committee," meaning that not everyone had a vote into the decision or knew the full details. The ending sounds a lot like present day "make america great again' campaign. The white population has never been in danger; yet history has shown us time and time again, that any other race has been in danger, by the "white man's burden."

This is how it looks like when reason goes deranged. To classify people due to its race, political views and labor views, and decide that a whole race of people is no longer allowed in a particular part of the world, because of the thoughts of some who obviously has strong biasses. Immigration control is necessary, but so is cultural variation, to maintain our humanity.

There is a lot of talk now a days about how immigration control is not a good thing, how its racist and deprives people of being able better their lives. I do agree to an extend with the words here, that immigration can pose a threat to a country. Every country should have regulated borders to maintain control, balance and to uphold its laws. But there too has to be a balance and not just hide a whole nation behind a wall, to keep themselves in and other out.

I believe these words summarize what it truly means to "take up the white man's burden." To fight for an others gain, to sell your soul by committing murder and other horrific atrocities in the name of patriotism. For your country, to even be wiling to lose your life fighting a war. This to me is what the true White mans burden means.

Sadly there are people who speak in the name of God. We see this even in politics some times they say what the people want to hear just to make that extra dollar. People think that for even being of the same faith others will be kind to them, but that is not always the case, specially if money is in the way.

I find it immensely interesting even awe inspiring to see how some people point the fault a thing that obviously have nothing or very little to do with the real issues and there are people who swallow the pathetic excuse. Im sure that the people living in horrible living conditions had way bigger things to worry about than drunk people.

During this time, many people lives in tenements, but also a vast number of people who lived in way better conditions. Along the same line where of course the politicians, who did not care for the living conditions of the people living in tenements, thinking that it did not affect them. But if an outbreak of an epidemic broke lose, it would reach the rich and the poor.

This is a very interesting point on industrialization, that most of the jobs are in cities, in factories. As a places become industrialized people move in following a better life and then we end up with a city that can not keep up with the influx of people; the jobs are there but the room to support them all is not.

I think this is as true in todays world as it was then. Many people live their lives with a blind eye per-say. They don't want to know what goes on in other places just so the know of it ruins their day. In the end in todays world the not knowing is not caring, for the information is out there and accessible.

This makes me think of a saying in Spanish that says "even if the straw doll dresses in silk, it is still a straw doll." Yes during this time there were many uneducated working class people, Indians and Chinese, but some did have an education, very few but they did, yet all that people saw was their culture and skin tone. What people see is how they judge, and cleverly enough the cartoon has what looks like a black man being lazy, saying my time will come. As if he did not know what its like to be busy and work.

Through the history of the world we can see oppression from one race to another, but the focus here is Irish as an example. They used to be oppressed and once learned to be oppressed they too want to oppress. As if they have no recollection of what has transpired over the ages. They (Irish) as any other race now living in the states see his fellow man from another cultural background as a chance to get back at the world for the wrongs done to them, now do on to others. This to me is a despicable idea, that many still hold on fast in our time.

There were millions of not just blacks but white who were illiterate, but most of the those being black. Yet the cartoon sounds as if trying to get an education was the stupidest thing ever and specially at an older age. This makes it more remarkable to see an old person trying to grasp some knowledge now that is has come to be available.

To think this was a first for almost all white Americans, to see Black people being educated. The number may seem big 200,000 students, but in comparison with the number of blacks living in the U.S at the time, this number is dwarf. Yet many white supremacist groups saw it as a threat to see so many blacks getting an education.

Freedom is something that the great majority take for granted, but in the end the ultimate freedom is to be able to get an education, it serves as greater purpose than just to earn a living. To be able to learn, to read about the world around us, gives power not just to the individual but to societies as a whole. This newly freed slave was not thinking of himself, but of his future children, this is the ultimate power, to empower others.