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
Well, if they are trying to kill you, on the whole they're the people you have to kill, aren't they? John Keegan killpeople 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
Nobody should teach anywhere for 25 years, but I did. John Keegan teachyear Change image and share on social
I can't visualize the situation in which we nuke ourselves into extinction. John Keegan extinctionnukesituation Change image and share on social
I think Americans like the practical; they like the human. And I like both those things myself, and I try and put them into my books. John Keegan americanbookhuman 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
I think to be shot in a mountain valley somewhere or other is altogether less glorious than crashing an airliner into a skyscraper. John Keegan airlineraltogethercrash Change image and share on social