John Keegan

“The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.”

“The first and overriding obligation of a military historian is to be truthful.”

“The great weakness of the progressive university is that it has been progressive so long that it has lost the memory of what it is progressing from.”

“The moral law is an invention of mankind for the disenfranchisement of the powerful in favor of the weak.”

“The battle is the point at which the military instrument is finally tested.”

“Victory in war is not a matter of scoring points.”

“The history of warfare is a history of the amelioration of its savage effects.”

“Military history is a dangerous subject, and those who teach it have a responsibility not to make it seem fun.”

“The purpose of military history is to learn, not to celebrate.”

“War is always a matter of doing evil in the hope that good may come of it.”

“Ultimately, the only certain weapon against terrorism is terror.”

“Men will not fight for what they do not believe. But they will fight for what they believe is theirs.”

“It is not soldiers who make war, but statesmen.”