Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues. John Keegan admiremilitarypacifist Change image and share on social
The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people. John Keegan belongchangegreat Change image and share on social
There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force. John Keegan dealforcepeople Change image and share on social
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 achievebattlechinese Change image and share on social
Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people. John Keegan exercisefascinategood Change image and share on social
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 letting the task go until it's been done. John Keegan absolutecommitcompromise Change image and share on social
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 of beliefs that depressed people in the Middle East held as their religion. John Keegan 18th19th20th share on social
If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman. John Keegan americaneisenhowerenglish Change image and share on social
I don't think that what's going on in Bosnia is political activity. It's partly political, but it's partly atavistic as well. John Keegan activityatavisticbosnia Change image and share on social
Nobody should teach anywhere for 25 years, but I did. John Keegan teachyear Change image and share on social
