Ralph Peters Quotes

• We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced it knows what is best for the people, whether they like it or not.

  Ralph Peters

  Government, People, Leader

  Ralph Peters (2004). “Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World”, p.133, Stackpole Books

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• 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.

  Ralph Peters

  Relationship, Powerful, Technology

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• The extremes to which Western elites will go to avoid blaming radical Islam for terrorism cripples our efforts to protect innocent Muslims. Terrified of offending butchers, we insist that we're the bigots, not them. We make excuses for monsters.

  Ralph Peters

  Offending, Effort, Islam

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• 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.

  Ralph Peters

  Hurt, Hate, Evil

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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

  Ralph Peters

  War, Gossip, Misery

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

  Ralph Peters

  Bars, Politics, Aids

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

  Ralph Peters

  Hate, Enemy, May

  Ralph Peters (2007). “Wars of Blood and Faith”, p.295, Stackpole Books

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• Our president seems determined to do anything he can with the Russians and the Russians hate - but a report and hates us. He is malevolent and he is as close to pure evil as I can find. He's also brilliant. I don't understand what any American would want an alliance with Russia. We should be strengthening our alliance with democracies instead of trashing nato we should be building it up much more strongly.

  Ralph Peters

  Hate, Evil, President

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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

  Ralph Peters

  Thinking, Government, Needs

  "Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World". Book by Ralph Peters, May 2002.

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

  Ralph Peters

  Hatred, West, Underestimate

  Ralph Peters (2001). “Fighting for the Future: Will America Triumph?”, p.13, Stackpole Books

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

  Ralph Peters

  Would Be, Each Day, Offensive

  "When Rights Make Wrongs" by Ralph Peters, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 18, 2010.

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• Social peace requires reciprocity.

  Ralph Peters

  Social, Reciprocity

  "When Rights Make Wrongs" by Ralph Peters, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 18, 2010.

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

  Ralph Peters

  War, Marine, Tanks

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

  Ralph Peters

  Soldier, Battle, Longing

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

  Ralph Peters

  Christian, Writing, Heart

  Ralph Peters (2009). “The War After Armageddon”, p.146, Macmillan

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• Idealism has devolved into madness.

  Ralph Peters

  Madness, Idealism

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

  Ralph Peters

  Revolt, Shameful, Disgraceful

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

  Ralph Peters

  Country, Military, Numbers

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

  Ralph Peters

  Writing, Reality, Fiction

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• 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).

  Ralph Peters

  Military, Bravery, Levels

  Ralph Peters (2002). “Beyond Terror”, p.134, Stackpole Books

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• 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.

  Ralph Peters

  Daughter, Son, People

  Ralph Peters (2004). “Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World”, p.287, Stackpole Books

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• Jihad expands Islam's domain by any means available.

  Ralph Peters

  Mean, Islam, Domain

  "When Rights Make Wrongs" by Ralph Peters, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 18, 2010.

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

  Ralph Peters

  World, Term

  Ralph Peters (2001). “Fighting for the Future: Will America Triumph?”, p.51, Stackpole Books

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• Imam Rauf and his backers have every legal right to build their extravagant Islamic center within the lethal radius of Ground Zero. But the rest of us have the right to question why they insist on doing so.

  Ralph Peters

  Zero, Islamic, Extravagant

  "When Rights Make Wrongs" by Ralph Peters, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 18, 2010.

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• 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.

  Ralph Peters

  War, Moving, Seven Months

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