Peacebuilding Quote by Anthony Everitt

“THE ANCIENT ROMANS were used to being defeated. Like the rulers of most of history’s great empires, they could lose battle after battle but…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“What enables the enlightened rulers and good generals to conquer the enemy at every move and achieve extraordinary success is foreknowledge.”

— Anonymous

“The military failure of the old empire was subsequently not mourned as an outward loss but celebrated as an inward gain.”

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

“Militarism has been by far the commonest cause of the breakdown of civilizations. The single art of war makes progress at the expense of…

— Arnold Toynbee

“agreement around principles, goals and identity among the conquered is almost always hostile to the victor and carry the seeds of future rebellion.”

— Don Pinnock

“With his forces intact he will dispute the mastery of the Empire, and thus, without losing a man, his triumph will be complete. This…

— Sun Tzu

“A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then its finished; no matter how brave its warriors…

— Cheyenne Proverb

“Divide and conquer is the modus operandi of Empire Builders.”

— Liz Wiseman

“Civilization is an achievement not a gift; it is always besieged, must constantly be defended, and once lost, is immeasurably difficult to reclaim. We…

— Roger Kimball

“Mechanized warfare still left room for human qualities to play an important part in the issue. ‘Automatic warfare’ cancels them out, except in a…

— B.H. Liddell Hart

“Getting victory over a war that you can definitely win is a common thing. Winning a war that is totally based on enemy's terms…

— Toba Beta