The Battle for the Falklands Quotes

“Diplomacy without politics is ultimately impotent.”
― Max Hastings, The Battle for the Falklands

“Arguments for war based on the principle of 'setting the world an example' are always dangerous. They can be used to justify quite disproportionate responses, as occurred in South-east Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. They tend to be selective: why for instance did Britain not use force in 1965 to uphold the concept of majority self-determination in Rhodesia?”
― Max Hastings, The Battle for the Falklands

“Nations are fortunate to have such leaders in time of conflict, but there are also advantages in leaders who avoid conflict in the first place.”
― Max Hastings, The Battle for the Falklands

“War is full of clichés, because only clichés can match the drama of the moment.”
― Max Hastings, The Battle for the Falklands