John Wear

“It should be dangerous to attack a warrior, but when we turn our protectors into cowed puppies, they sometimes do not even have the spirit to defend themselves from the kicks of an ungrateful public. And in the end, they may not be able to protect us and our loved ones at the moment of truth. It”
― Lt. Col. David Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. —Thucydides”
― Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace

“Despite our wonders and greatness, we are a society that has experienced so much social regression, so much decadence, in so short a period of time, that in many parts of America we have become the kind of place to which civilized countries used to send missionaries. - quoting William Bennett”
― Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

“Ted Turner said: “Television violence is the single most significant factor contributing to violence in America.”
― Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace