Ralph Peters Quotes

In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.

The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us.

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

The M-1 is the best tank in the world, if you can get it to the war in time, if you have a Saddam Hussein who'll give you seven months to move your forces in.

A soldier's longing to talk about his experiences of battle is a wound that never heals.

I've been to many countries and watched a number of conflicts or their residue, and I've served in the military.

Jihad expands Islam's domain by any means available.

The F-22 is a shameful, disgraceful boondoggle and it revolts me.

We [Americans] choose not to understand the world on terms other than our own.

The message of Vietnam is not that Americans will not take casualties; it is that the American people do not want the lives of their sons and daughters wasted.

There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.

Idealism has devolved into madness.

A nation that is Christian at its heart doesn't need to write it into law.

If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the power of collective hatred.

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.

Vladimir Putin hates America, he wants to hurt us. Suddenly Vladimir Putin is a good guy, Russia is okay, no it's not. Russia is evil, Russia is our enemy.