Leviathan Quotes

“Fine.” Desjani sighed. “Admiral, I recommend we get our intelligence officer up here to see if he can craft lovely poems for the singing spider wolves.”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“it is well that war is so terrible, because otherwise people would grow too fond of it,”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“An ancient military leader supposedly once said that it is well that war is so terrible, because otherwise people would grow too fond of it,”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“all of the garbage associated with that,”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“May the living stars preserve us from those so certain of their own virtue.”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“Why is spending on equipment an investment and spending on people a cost? I’ve always thought that personnel expenses should be considered investments as well, not costs,” Geary said. “Calling them costs creates the image that it is just money being thrown away because we have no choice. But that money is an investment in the people who make all of the difference in effectiveness and efficiency and everything else.”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“The leaders have to be worthy, have to avoid the temptations of power, have to be honest even when the people don’t want honesty.”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“The price of war goes on, too. Histories tend to calculate that in terms of money and casualties during the war, not in terms of what it does to those who fight and experience the wars.”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan

“We always look at it backwards, don’t we?” Rione raised an eyebrow at him. “Look at what backwards?” “Democracies. Voting. People are always talking about demanding more and better performance from elected officials, but when you get right down to it, shouldn’t a democracy demand more and better performance from the citizens who vote? If they do their job well, then the quality of those they elect will naturally follow.” “I suppose.” She shook”
― Jack Campbell, Leviathan