Fearless (The Lost Fleet, #2)

by Jack Campbell

military history is very often the story of commanders repeating the same unsuccessful way of fighting again and again while their own forces are destroyed in droves.

“I’ve seen the many ancient traditions that the military holds dear and sometimes wonder if it thereby attracts too many of those who value lack of change over accomplishment.”

“A belief doesn’t rest on evidence but on faith, sir.”

But I ought to know by now that humans don’t need nonhuman intelligences to influence us to do something stupid.

Ignorance is only blissful if you don’t know you’re ignorant.

I guess being certain of your own infallibility eliminates a lot of anxiety.

“It’s not easy for dreams to die, even when they’ve remained only dreams.”