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Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9) QUOTES

Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9) QUOTES

1 " I inherited curiosity from my Dad. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

2 " Surviving is much more painful than death. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

3 " Mr. President. Douglas MacArthur said every military disaster can be explained in two words: ‘Too late. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

4 " The KGB still killed people, the KGB would not execute its last prisoner until the final days of its existence in 1991, but by the eighties a termination required paperwork and signatures and a post-action review. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

5 " Russia will invade Ukraine, probably within the next few weeks. They will annex the Crimea. From there, if they meet no resistance from the West, they will take more of the country, "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

6 " Ryan asked, “Is there any economist in the world who correlates Russia’s increased authoritarianism with their increased economic growth?” Helen Glass thought for a moment. “Sure, you can find some who will say just that, but remember, there were economists predicting the fall of capitalism and the rise of world communism, even in the eighties.” Jack laughed. “Good point. You can always find an expert to confirm your belief, no matter how ridiculous. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

7 " Biryukov continued, “Roman Talanov, my counterpart in the FSB, is leading this charge. I suppose with complete control over Russian intelligence activity abroad, he can expand his influence and begin destabilizing nations beyond the near abroad. Russia will invade Ukraine, probably within the next few weeks. They will annex the Crimea. From there, if they meet no resistance from the West, they will take more of the country, all the way to the Dnieper River. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

8 " good data organized effectively was the most important commodity for any analyst. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

9 " Jack Ryan said, “Benjamin Franklin put it like this: ‘Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

10 " They were wheels-up in less than fifteen minutes. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

11 " Jack assumed they would be heading to the pub there in Century House. It was drab, like the rest of the building, but more important, it was vastly more secure than just venturing out to some alehouse on the street. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

12 " The first rumors about Zenith came from the Czechoslovakians. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

13 " The social contract in Russia is very simple. The population is willing to give up liberty and turn a blind eye to government corruption in exchange for security and prosperity. This worked as long as there was security and prosperity, but it is failing now. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

14 " Discord, in large part fueled by Moscow, was the order of the day in several other bordering nations; the invasion of Estonia was unsuccessful, but there remained the threat of invasion in Ukraine. In addition to this, a near–civil war in Georgia, bitterly disputed presidential campaigns in Latvia and Lithuania, riots and protests in other nearby countries. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

15 " Burgess said, “If you are asking about them using strategic nukes against us, I will be very clear. Admiral Jorgensen and I have been to several meetings about this recently at the Pentagon. Russia no longer has any ability whatsoever to execute a successful debilitating first strike on the United States. Two-thirds of their nuclear weapons are obsolete. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

16 " You can always find an expert to confirm your belief, no matter how ridiculous. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

17 " He picked the milk off the porch, and then searched for a moment before finding the newspaper in the bushes near the door. The copy of the International Herald Tribune was wrapped in a plastic bag to protect it from the weather, indicating the paperboy had better sense than he had aim. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

18 " Everyone knew Russia’s ambitions extended to the Crimea, but a few years earlier some steam was let out of the kettle when the pro-nationalist Ukrainian president was replaced by a pro-Russian successor. The fate of the Black Sea fleet in the port of Sevastopol seemed secure, and Russia went about its business. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

19 " Benjamin Franklin put it like this: ‘Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)

20 " you can follow along. "

― Tom Clancy , Command Authority (Jack Ryan, #9)