Raymond E. Feist Quotes
More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history.
Feist, Raymond E. A Darkness at Sethanon. Doubleday, 1986.
This quotation shows us that Ancient historians knew well, that rulers and governments could intimidate contemporary historians and even after rulers died hatreds from previous periods also often distort history. The hatred and resentment of the American Southerners after the Civil War warped most history books in America and especially history text books for over 100 years before histories of the Civil War and Reconstruction could be written with more reasonable accuracy.
The quotation was given by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld just prior to the war with Iraq, 2003.
The congressman had a 93% Conservative voting record and was castigated by right wing talk radio so much that he lost his Republican primary election after 12 years of excellent representation in Congress.
Most CIA Directors have not had this extreme attitude, but because Casey did, journalists, members of Congress, other government officials and even Presidents have often distrusted the CIA and their personnel more than was necessarily warranted.
She was the first member of the Senate to Condemn McCarthy for his abuse and lies. Led by her example, the other senators got over their fear of McCarthy attacking them and the Senate Censured the Demagogue. She had a significant role in stopping and censuring Joseph P. McCarthy, but her “Four Horsemen” have been a constant struggle for moderate Republicans thereafter. While she was one of America’s great senators, 60 years later she would not be able to be nominated by her own party it had moved so far to the right.
Raymond Elias Feist is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote The Riftwar Cycle, a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies.
