34 Quotes by Ralph Peters

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Idealism has devolved into madness.

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

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.

Jihad expands Islam’s domain by any means available.