Even A Pacifist Should Admire The Military

The Great Chinese Classics Have Always Said That It's Better Not To Fight; That The Clever Man Achieves His Ends Without Violence; That A Battle Delayed Is Better Than A Battle Fought.

The Islam Of The 18th, 19th And First Half Of The 20th Century Was A Poor Thing. Nobody Bothered About It. Islam Was That Funny Sort Of Pure System Of Beliefs That Depressed People In The Middle East Held As Their Religion.

We Saw The Children And The Women With Their Babies And Then I Heard The Poouff — The Flame Had Broken Through The Thatched Roof And There Was A Yellow- Brown Smoke Column Going Up Into The Air. It Didn't Hit Me All That Much Then, But When I Think Of It Now — I Slaughtered Those People. I Murdered Them.

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.

I Don't Look To Find An Educated Person In The Ranks Of University Graduates, Necessarily. Some Of The Most Educated People I Know Have Never Been Near A University.