Ralph Peters Quotes

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

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• We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory.

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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.

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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.

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

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• Social peace requires reciprocity.

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• Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

   

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Ralph Peters (12)

Birth:	19th April, 1952
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Analyst, Soldier, Writer

About

Peters was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Schuylkill Haven. His father was a coal miner and unsuccessful businessman. His wife, Katherine McIntire Peters, is a reporter for Government Executive magazine. Peters enlisted in the Army in 1976, after attending Pennsylvania State University.

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