Prince of Mercenaries Quotes

“If you think of war and oppression and violence as a plague like the Red Death, then soldiers are the sanitation crew. We bury the dead. We sterilize regions, and try to keep the plague from spreading. Sometimes we spread plague, even when we try not to. Sometimes, not often, we are allowed to eliminate the causes of the plague. We are seldom asked to treat the victims, although good soldiers often do. The politicians are the physicians and surgeons, the ones who are supposed to find a cure.”
― Jerry Pournelle, Prince of Mercenaries

“Four of the newcomers from Churchill were just ahead of Owensford. When the volley lashed their hollow they hit the dirt in perfect formation. Peter crawled forward to compliment them on how well they’d learned the training-book exercises. All four were dead.”
― Jerry Pournelle, Prince of Mercenaries

“The rule of law is the essence of freedom.”
― Jerry Pournelle, Prince of Mercenaries

“Surprise is an event that occurs in the mind of an enemy commander.”
― Jerry Pournelle, Prince of Mercenaries