There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force.
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Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.John Keegan
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.
John Keegan
I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel the need to do anything about it.
John Keegan
It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help.
John Keegan
The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people.
John Keegan
My biggest asset is that I have the ability to listen, and give people the respect they're entitled to.
John Keegan
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