What was the result of the disastrous war twice? The whole European nations ruined. They are not now more rich

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"what was the result of the disastrous war twice? The whole European nations ruined. They are not, no more rich"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

What was the result of the disastrous war twice? The whole European nations ruined. They are not now more rich. I saw in Paris, in Germany, they are not as rich as the Americans. Because American inland, there was no such big war, so their opulence is existing. But on account of these two wars, British completely finished.

740702 - Conversation BG 16.07–23 - Melbourne

So if they are not used for Kṛṣṇa's purpose they'll be used for committing disaster in the world. Just like the atomic bomb. They are meant for creating disaster, that's all. What else they can do? And now everyone is having atomic weapon, just like India has now got. That means they are preparing, by nature's course, they are preparing for war, and "I put my atomic bomb on your head, and you put on my head. You die; I die." That's all. They simply die. Now what was the result of the disastrous war twice? The whole European nations ruined. They are not, no more rich. I saw in Paris, in Germany, they are not as rich as the Americans. Because American inland, there was no such big war, so their opulence is existing. But on account of these two wars, British completely finished. Yes. British completely . . . it is now . . . Hitler wanted that, "I shall again make these English people fisherman's island. They have to take their business to fishing only." (laughter) That was Hitler's declaration.