“When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders'.”
“Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.”
“The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.”
“I’m on the benevolent side of antisocial. I don’t mind people, but I’d prefer not to have a lot of them around.”
“One of the secrets of the Muslim army's power was its relatively liberal attitude toward the religions of the defeated people-provided they were monoththeists, of course. Muhammad's commandment to treat Jews and Christians as "People of The book" gave them legal protection.”
“When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.”