Executive Power Quotes

“It was war, and in war the truth was almost always the first casualty.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“It was not possible to reason with unreasonable people”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“Having been on the receiving end of perhaps the most horrific act of mass genocide in the history of mankind, Jews were very sensitive to the murder of women and children. As a people they held the moral high ground when it came to suffering, and the last thing many of them ever wanted to see was their own people committing atrocities that drew comparisons to the Nazis.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“It was not possible to reason with unreasonable people.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“Rapp pulled a woebegone face. “My doctor tells me I might never be able to have sex again.” Anna tried her best not to smile. “The divorce papers will be on your desk in the morning.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“Ben Freidman was lying to her, but in the hall of mirrors that was her life, she wasn’t about to reveal what she really knew.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“How many times did the world have to see proof that Arabs could not be trusted?”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“the Arabs screamed for international intervention. They launched a sneak attack and then whined for peace and of course wanted their land back even though thousands of Israelis lay dead.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“truly wanted to see east and west merge peacefully, but was unfortunately saddled with a populace that for the most part preferred religious rhetoric and inflammatory speech over enlightenment and liberty.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“chemistry experiments where you started pouring different things into a beaker knowing full well there would be an explosion, and ultimately a mess to clean up.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“streets”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“To make matters even worse, Washington was a town filled with professional protestors who knew exactly when and how to provoke a confrontation. When forced to move, they were prone to pratfalls and overly dramatic wails of pain as if their limbs were being twisted to the point of breaking. All of this was done, of course, right in front of the cameras to elicit maximum drama for the nightly news audience.”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“orders were specific in one regard: if any protestor was foolish”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power

“heard some shouting behind him. He turned to see Moro standing in front of his tent wearing his holster. For a moment”
― Vince Flynn, Executive Power