“It cannot be stressed enough that without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine suborned and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire.” – Zbigniew Brzezenski (quoted by Tim Judah in “Ukraine on the Brink”)
Month: February 2025
“In my experience it is quite normal to refuse to believe that you are about to be engulfed by a cataclysm that will change your life forever—or kill you.” – Tim Judah, “Ukraine on the Brink”
“Lambs go to slaughter. A man, he learns when to walk away.” – David Simon and Ed Burns, “Port in a Storm, The Wire
“No one need know what I do in my dreams, and nothing’s wrong with little secret pleasures.” – Ovid: The Metamorphoses, trans. Horace Gregory
“We used to make shit in this country. Built shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy’s pocket.” – David Simon and George Pelecanos, “Bad Dreams,” The Wire
“Avenues of approach exist in all domains.” – Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, ADP 3-90, Offense and Defense
“Bypassing obstacles is the preferred method of overcoming obstacles.” – Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, ADP 3-90, Offense and Defense