33 Quotes by Jeff Shaara

I’m not concerned about General Burnside right now. I’m much more concerned with how far Lee will let us go before he does something.

Burnside was in the best position on the field, could have moved at any time toward a weak defense, a defense that was weaker still

Most people learn all about the Second World War in school, or else, they see so many films put out by Hollywood, that it's easy to think we know exactly what happened.

I spend half my time in Montana, the other half in New York City. In unique ways, both places help me unwind, and both are the most satisfying places to live I can imagine.

If you go to Gettysburg and take the time, maybe take a tour, maybe just drive around, read some of the monuments, read some of the plaques, you will come away changed.

As has happened in the American Civil War and World War I, the technology for mass destruction has far outpaced man’s ability to maintain the peace.

Sorry, ma’am, but we need a big damn army right now, and there’s no better way to make one than to gather up a bunch of boys and tell them how much fun they’re going to have killing their enemy.

As long as there are armies, there will be a war. I don’t care about symbols.

Men with power either trumpet to everyone just how powerful they are, or they use that power effectively by keeping quiet about it, and going about their duties.