"Well, if they are trying to kill you, on the whole they're the people you have to kill, aren't they?" — John Keegan

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.

If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman.

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.

Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.