Ralph Peters Quotations

The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul.

Jihad expands Islam's domain by any means available.

In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.

I've been to many countries and watched a number of conflicts or their residue, and I've served in the military.

Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the power of collective hatred.

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.

Social peace requires reciprocity.