Adaptability Quote by Charles Emmerson

“How many times had politicians, elected solely on charisma and domestic policy expertise, made tragic blunders, totally avoidable tragic blunders, leaving the soldiers in…

— Douglas E. Richards

“This was one lesson that the war taught me - that every event in time presents opportunities that are recognizable only to those with…

— F. Sionil José

A dramatic, evocative, thoughtful and very accessible account of one of the most important stories of the century - and one of the most…

— Noam Chomsky

“We must renounce the gambit of "good" and "bad" - even in its inverted form. We must acknowledge that misapprehensions abound, that violence is…

— René Girard

“Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.”

— Ambrose Bierce

“...while terror and strife hogged the international headlines, there was always-really, truly always-something more hopeful and humane running along side it.”

— Amanda Lindhout Sara Corbett

“It seemed as if many times in history, when things were not so good economically or politically, the political class turned to war as…

— William Struse

“A long war almost always places nations in the wretched alternative of being abandoned to ruin by defeat or to despotism by success.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“If not for tragedy, tyrants, and injustice, there would be nothing to awaken and inspire dormant heroes. There is always a balance. Always.”

— Steve Maraboli

“War is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of idealists by cynics and of troops by politicians.”

— Chris Hedges

“This was the story of our lives: minor insurrections, tiny victories, a brief chance to ridicule our oppressors, little floating vessels of hope amid…

— Jojo Moyes

“They are a different breed of warriors. They don’t see war as an extension of politics; they see it as a life-and-death struggle irrespective…

— Dale Comstock