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.
Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not… - John Keegan
Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not…
- John Keegan
I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been ne… - John Keegan
I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been ne…
The Second World War is the largest single event in human history, fought across six of the world's seven continents and all it oceans. It killed 50 … - John Keegan
The Second World War is the largest single event in human history, fought across six of the world's seven continents and all it oceans. It killed 50 …
The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people. - John Keegan
The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people.
Men killing other men really is an extraordinary phenomenon. Why does it happen? And how long has it gone on? And have the motives changed? - John Keegan
Men killing other men really is an extraordinary phenomenon. Why does it happen? And how long has it gone on? And have the motives changed?
Slavery in the modern world implies the absolute deprivation of the individual's liberty, while possession of weapons and mastery of their use are me… - John Keegan
Slavery in the modern world implies the absolute deprivation of the individual's liberty, while possession of weapons and mastery of their use are me…
There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force - John Keegan
There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force
The Islam of the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th century was a poor thing. Nobody bothered about it. Islam was that funny sort of pure system o… - John Keegan
The Islam of the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th century was a poor thing. Nobody bothered about it. Islam was that funny sort of pure system o…
A civilised man is someone who has discovered something more satisfying than combat. - John Keegan
A civilised man is someone who has discovered something more satisfying than combat.
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