A civilization at war chooses only the most obvious enemy, … - Steven Erikson

" "
A civilization at war chooses only the most obvious enemy, and often also the one perceived, at first, to be the most easily defeatable. But that enemy is not the true enemy, nor is it the gravest threat to that civilisation. Thus a civilization at war often chooses the wrong enemy.

Steven Erikson

English

Collect this quote

About Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson (born 7 October 1959) is the pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and novelist.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Steve Rune Lundin

Alternative Names: Steve Lundin

All quotes from Steven Erikson Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Steven Erikson:

Frank Herbert Ursula K. Le Guin Michael Moorcock Sheri S. Tepper Friedrich Nietzsche

Additional quotes by Steven Erikson

High house shadow, and a knife in the dark. A new game's begun, or the old one's just turned.

Prediction had become a privilege now lost to her. Never mind the outside world, she could not even guess her own actions, or the course of her thoughts.
Was this the true nature of emotion? she wondered. The great defier of logic, of control—the whims of being human. What lay ahead?

Too old to dream of perfection, perhaps, she had instead discovered a certain delicious appeal in flaws.

A civilization at war chooses only the most obvious enemy, and often also the one perceived, at first, to be the most easily defeatable. But that ene… - Steven Erikson

About Steven Erikson

Also Known As

Enhance Your Quote Experience

Additional quotes by Steven Erikson