Greg Mortenson Quotes
Eventually, I Came To Understand That A Group Of People Who Wield Enormous Power Happen, Oddly Enough, To Espouse Some Of The Very Same Ideals Imparted To Me By People In Africa And Central Asia Who Have No Power At All. The Reason For This, In My View, Is That Members Of The Armed Forces Have Worked On The Ground-in Many Cases, During Three Or Four Tours Of Duty-on A Level That Very Few Diplomats, Academicians, Journalists, Or Policy Makers Can Match. And Among Other Things, This Experience Has Imbued Soldiers With The Gift Of Empathy.
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