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John Keegan

English Historian

Born: May 15, 1934

Died: Aug 2, 2012

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Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done. John Keegan

Veterans Day Loyalty Courage Duty Others Soldiers Compromise Unrelenting Absolute Until Devotion Go Been Task Committed Done Standards Letting

There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force. John Keegan

You People World Wicked Except Force Deal Certain

The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need. John Keegan

Well, if they are trying to kill you, on the whole they're the people you have to kill, aren't they? John Keegan

You People Well Trying Whole

Some people are more terrorist than others. John Keegan

People Some People Others Some More Terrorist Than

It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help. John Keegan

Nobody should teach anywhere for 25 years, but I did. John Keegan

Nobody Years Did Anywhere Should Teach

Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues. John Keegan

Military Virtues Admire Pacifist Should Even

I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel the need to do anything about it. John Keegan

World Black Become Think Extremely Tribes Maelstrom About Outside Outside World Feel Terrifying Without Africa Anything Warring Need Needing

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