The great Chinese classics have always said that it's better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence; that a battle delayed is better than a battle fought.

The revival of Islam dates from the early years of the 20th century. It was brought about by their humiliation, by their sense of how low they'd fallen compared with the West.

Men killing other men really is an extraordinary phenomenon. Why does it happen? And how long has it gone on? And have the motives changed?

I can't visualize the situation in which we nuke ourselves into extinction.

Nobody should teach anywhere for 25 years, but I did.

Well, if they are trying to kill you, on the whole they're the people you have to kill, aren't they?

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.