That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.

- David Hackworth

Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.

- David Hackworth

Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie.

- David Hackworth

Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves

- David Hackworth

Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday invol…

- David Hackworth

If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fix…

- David Hackworth

So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any information that will provide aid and…

- David Hackworth

Writing with you is the only thing that keeps me alive.

- David Hackworth

In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stoc…

- David Hackworth