“When Numa died, Rome by the twin disciplines of peace and war was as eminent for self-mastery as for military power.”

“Beware:At war Or at peace,More people die Of unenlightened self-interestThan of any other disease.”

“Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ”

“I absolutely hate the way the United States glorifies its military and its wars. Real heroes fight for peace.”

“Power. What do we mean? 'The ability to determine another man's luck.' ...how is it that some men attain mastery over others while the vast majority live and die as minions, as livestock? The answer is a holy trinity. First: God-given gifts of charisma. Second: the discipline to nurture these gifts to maturity, for though humanity's topsoil is fertile with talent, only one seed in ten thousand will ever flower -- for want of discipline. Third: the will to power.”

“Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever.”