Coups Quote by Edward Luttwak
“A coup consists of the infiltration of a small but critical segment of the state apparatus, which is then used to displace the government from its control of the remainder.”
“A coup consists of the infiltration of a small but critical segment of the state apparatus, which is then used to displace the government from its control of the remainder.”
![“In the absence of expert [senior military] advice, we have seen each successive administration fail in the business of strategy - yielding a United States twice as rich as the Soviet Union but much less strong. Only the manner of the failure has changed. In the 1960s, under Robert S. McNamara, we…” quote by Edward Luttwak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b55/edward-luttwak-63709_art-of-war_in-the-absence-of-expert-senior-military_133876.jpg)
![“Brave men are brave from the very first. [Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.]” quote by Pierre Corneille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66d/pierre-corneille-2033_be-brave_brave-men-are-brave-from-the-very-first_508886.jpg)
