10 Quotes & Sayings By Peter Heather

Peter Heather is a consultant and an expert in the field of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, and is a writer and broadcaster on defence, security and armed forces issues. He holds the Chair of War Studies at King's College London and has worked for the EU, UN and NATO as well as the International Crisis Group. He is also an advisor to the Ministry of Defence.  He has contributed to many publications including The Guardian, Prospect Magazine, The Spectator, Prospect Magazine, The Independent, The Weekly Standard and The Daily Telegraph.

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Foreign policy often involved nothing more than the decision whom to make war upon. Peter Heather
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The way to a landowner's heart was to tax gently. Peter Heather
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The cornerstone of the Roman legionnaires' astonishing fighting spirit can be attributed to their training. Peter Heather
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The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability. Peter Heather
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With ancient history writers most immediately in view, the author indicates "tendency to look to the virtues and vices of individuals when seeking causes. Peter Heather
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He was a stylist, not a thinker. He spent time trying to say things in as complicated a way as possible. Peter Heather
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Author describes one monarch's impressive table but conveys a contemporary's observation, "the weightiest thing at dinner was the conversation". Peter Heather
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Never base motivation or fear, entirely. Peter Heather
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Reality confounds image. Peter Heather