A German attack on Russia’s ally France would, in reality, be defensive—but the English talked as if Germany was trying to dominate Europe.
Ken FollettTags: world-war-one
In every country, those who were against war had been overruled. The Austrians had attacked Serbia when they might have held back; the Russians had mobilized instead of negotiating; the Germans had refused to attend an international conference to settle the issue; the French had been offered the chance to remain neutral and had spurned it; and now the British were about to join in when they might easily have remained on the sidelines.
Ken FollettPresident Wilson says a leader must treat public opinion the way a sailor deals with the wind, using it to blow the ship in one direction or another, but never trying to go directly against it.
Ken FollettA baby was like a revolution, Grigori thought: you could start one, but you could not control how it would turn out.
Ken FollettA waiter appeared, and Gus said: “Bring coffee for my guests, please, and a plate of ham sandwiches.” He deliberately did not ask them what they wanted. He had seen Woodrow Wilson act like this with people he wanted to intimidate.
Ken FollettA wine cellar requires order, forethought and good taste,’ the old man used to say. ‘These are the virtues that made Britain great.
Ken FollettSuch talk makes you think of radiation like water in a pool: if it’s four feet high you’re safe, if it’s eight feet high you drown. But in fact radiation levels are much more like speed limits on the highway – thirty miles per hour is safer than eighty, but not as safe as twenty, and the only way to be completely safe is not to get in the car.
Ken FollettWhy was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag?
Ken FollettHe believed in Communism the way most people believed in God: he would not be greatly surprised or disappointed if he turned out to be wrong, and meanwhile it made little difference to the way he lived.
Ken FollettModerates always seem to deal in hopes rather than in facts.
Ken FollettTags: moderation
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