Kelly Miller Quotes

I see that the path of progress has never taken a straight line, but has always been a zigzag course amid the conflicting forces of right and wrong, truth and error, justice and injustice, cruelty and mercy.
Kelly Miller

Truth, Justice, Path

For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe.
Kelly Miller

After, State, Europe

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

Forward, Broken, Start

Having achieved such signal successes in the east, Russia and Roumania being both disposed of, the German leaders planned a campaign designed to crush Italy.
Kelly Miller

Both, Leaders, Crush

In 1917 - as we have seen, - Italy suffered a great reverse, losing 200,000 soldiers and immense supplies.
Kelly Miller

Great, Losing, Soldiers

In the early days of his reign, Bismarck confided to a friend that it would some day be necessary for Germany to confine William II in an insane asylum.
Kelly Miller

Friend, Days, Early

Kara Braxton, she's a great player, so I think they can go far this year.
Kelly Miller

Great, Far, She

Moreover, broad plans commensurate with our national purpose and resources would bring conviction of our power to every soldier in the front line, to the nations associated with us in the war, and to the enemy.
Kelly Miller

Power, War, Enemy

No American can read the story of the part America took in the war without experiencing a glow of patriotic feeling. Every Allied nation can say the same thing.
Kelly Miller

War, Feeling, America

The collapse of Russia was the second great event of 1917.
Kelly Miller

Great, Second, Event

The Engineer Corps is charged with all construction, including light railways and roads.
Kelly Miller

Light, Engineer, Roads

The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply.
Kelly Miller

Place, American, Question

The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibers.
Kelly Miller

Enemy, Giving, Start

The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia.
Kelly Miller

Success, Made, Measure

The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war.
Kelly Miller

Great, War, Her

To meet the shortage of supplies from America, due to lack of shipping, the representatives of the different supply departments were constantly in search of available material and supplies in Europe.
Kelly Miller

Different, America, Meet

When the armistice was declared American forces had fought their way to Sedan.
Kelly Miller

American, Forces, Declared

With Germany herself falling, it is not strange that the nations leagued with her also went down to defeat.
Kelly Miller

Down, Strange, Her

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: July 23, 1863

Died: December 29, 1939

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