A Rising Thunder Quotes

“So bring on your inquiry. Present your case, and we’ll present ours. Not because we give one single solitary damn for your prepackaged, predetermined ‘impartial conclusions,’ but because we care about history. Because unlike you, we do care about truth. And because someday your successors, whoever they may be, will have a record of what you actually do here and will revile your memory with all the contempt and all the disdain your actions will so richly merit.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“There’s not much point in making logical arguments to someone who’s already decided to ignore inconvenient truths, so”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“Let's see, we've got the Empress of Manticore, the President of the Republic of Haven, the Protector of Grayson, the chairman of the Beowulf Board of Directors, Queen Berry, and the Andermani emperor's first cousin. Not to mention your own humble self as Steadholder Harrington and the commander of the Grand Fleet, followed by a scattering of mere planetary grand dukes, dukes, earls, members of the Havenite cabinet, three other members of the Beowulf Board of Directors, the chairman of the Alliance joint chiefs of staff, the First Space Lord, the Havenite chief of naval operations, the Beowulfan chief of naval operations, High Admiral Yanakov, Admiral Yu, two or three dozen ambassadors, and God alone only knows who else.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“It’s not what you don’t know that hurts you; it’s what you think you know that isn’t so.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“it’s been my observation that justice is conspicuous by its absence when it comes to politics and entrenched, self-serving regimes.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“Interesting choice, don’t you think?”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“Comfortable or not, when those ‘sometimes’ come along, the only coinage history seems willing to accept is our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“Commissioner Floyd was inclined to think they hadn’t. Rear Admiral Pyun was inclined to think Commissioner Floyd was an idiot.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder

“but it’s been my observation that justice is conspicuous by its absence when it comes to politics and entrenched, self-serving regimes.”
― David Weber, A Rising Thunder