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Quotes from This Kind of War — T. R. Fehrenbach

1925–2013 United States

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11 quotes

Revolution and terror are synonymous; only with the passage of time does any revolution become respectable.

This Kind of War (1963)

It is the nature of peoples to see the ancient foes, and to ignore those newly arising.

This Kind of War (1963)

To make a war, sometimes it is necessary that everyone guess wrong.

This Kind of War (1963)

The problem is to see not what is desirable, or nice, or politically feasible, but what is necessary.

This Kind of War (1963)

To continue to utilize the forces of our Air and Navy without an effective ground element cannot be decisive.

This Kind of War (1963)

America is rich and fat and very, very noticeable in this world. It is a forlorn hope that we should be left alone.

This Kind of War (1963)

There had been many brave men in the ranks, but they were learning that bravery of itself has little to do with success in battle.

This Kind of War (1963)

History has shown very clearly that for democracy to continue, the people, and not the generals or even the executive authority, must have control over the military.

This Kind of War (1963)

War was to be entered upon with sadness, with regret, but also with ferocity.

This Kind of War (1963)

If war is to have any meaning at all, its purpose must be to establish control over peoples and territories, and ultimately, this can be done only as Alexander the Great did it, on the ground.

This Kind of War (1963)

Collective security had a fine sound, but it was still little more than a word; it would still be the United States, and the United States alone, that held the far frontier. No one else had the will or the power.

This Kind of War (1963)

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