“World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole.”– Barry Commoner Related Quotes “Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.”– Daisaku Ikeda “John Dalton’s records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.”– Isaac Asimov “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”– Benjamin Franklin