Iain Pears Quotes

People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'They Assume, For A Start, That Generals Know What They Are Doing And Know What Is Going On. They Assume That Orders Pass Down From Top To Bottom In A Smooth And Regulated Fashion. And Above All They Assume That Wars Start Only When People Decide To Start Them.' 'You Are Going To Tell Me That Is Not The Case?' 'Wars Begin When They Are Ready, When Humanity Needs A Bloodletting. Kings And Politicians And Generals Have Little Say In It. You Can Feel It In The Air When One Is Brewing. There Is A Tension And Nervousness On The Face Of The Least Soldier. They Can Smell It Coming In A Way Politicians Cannot. The Desire To Hurt And Destroy Spreads Over A Region And Over The Troops. And Then The Generals Can Only Hope To Have The Vaguest Notion Of What They Are Doing.

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

Iain Pears Quotes: People Make The Mistake Of Assuming Far Too Many Things About Armies,' Lefevre Told Me One Evening. 'they Assume, For

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