Even A Pacifist Should Admire The Military

I Think Americans Like The Practical; They Like The Human. And I Like Both Those Things Myself, And I Try And Put Them Into My Books.

The Written History Of The World Is Largely A History Of Warfare, Because The States Within Which We Live Came Into Existence Largely Through Conquest, Civil Strife, Or Struggles For Independence.

The Leader Of Men In Warfare Can Show Himself To His Followers Only Through A Mask, A Mask That He Must Make For Himself, But A Mask Made In Such Form As Will Mark Him To Men Of His Time And Place As The Leader They Want And Need.

I Think To Be Shot In A Mountain Valley Somewhere Or Other Is Altogether Less Glorious Than Crashing An Airliner Into A Skyscraper.

The Great Chinese Classics Have Always Said That It's Better Not To Fight; That The Clever Man Achieves His Ends Without Violence; That A Battle Delayed Is Better Than A Battle Fought.