Eagle Station Quotes

“the best brass bands and popular American and British singers the Philippines could imitate.”
― Mark Berent, Eagle Station

“Generals are selected for three stars by being uniquely qualified for a specific three-star position.”
― Mark Berent, Eagle Station

“Clausewitz says the following in his book On War: 'Kind hearted people might, of course, think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat an enemy without too much bloodshed, and might imagine this to be a true goal of the art of war. Pleasant as it sounds, it is a fallacy that must be exposed. War is such a dangerous business that the mistakes which come from kindness are the very worst.”
― Mark Berent, Eagle Station

“Shit, he's been in Rescue off and on since Korea. Got more saves than Billy Graham.”
― Mark Berent, Eagle Station

“He did not understand, he admitted to himself, how these elections worked. They seemed such a waste of effort to attain a dubious outcome. Better to know what is best for the people and give it to them by force, if necessary, until they are re-educated about their duties to the State.”
― Mark Berent, Eagle Station

“Under the 1907 Hague Treaty a neutral is a neutral only so long as it can maintain its neutrality.”
― Mark Berent, Eagle Station

“develop the 100 word vocabulary taught to the Lao tribesman to make the rudiments of combat conversation. A few nouns, some basic single tense verbs, names of weapons and directions made up the pidgin English. Like spice, flavor was added by whichever additional words the Special Forces teacher felt appropriate. The basic word denoting the reproductive act, and its many wondrous and colorful variations, was by far the most popular and common.”
― Mark Berent, Eagle Station