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“The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. For example, when the British invaded India, many Indians accepted to work for the British to kill off Indians who resisted their occupation. So in other words, many Indians were hired to kill other Indians on behalf of the enemy for a paycheck. Today, we have mercenaries in Africa, corporate armies from the western world, and unemployed men throughout the Middle East killing their own people - and people of other nations - for a paycheck. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work. So as long as money continues to seduce the hungry, the hopeless, the broken, the greedy, and the needy, there will always be war between brothers.”
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![William Kely McClung](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1646781814i/22284677._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“He’d heard of men like that in the service. Never actually met one—one of the alpha dogs let off the leash to lead the pack—but suspected he had now.”
― Black Fire
― Black Fire
![William Kely McClung](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1646781814i/22284677._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Her hair fragrant with hints of vanilla and cinnamon, subtle enough to make him wonder if it were the spices or truly the way she smelled.”
― Black Fire
― Black Fire
![William Kely McClung](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1646781814i/22284677._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Black stood naked and stretched. It took twenty minutes to feel normal. Fuck elite. He felt old.”
― Black Fire
― Black Fire
![Joe Abercrombie](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1421267339i/276660._UX200_CR0,40,200,200_.jpg)
“The sunrise was the colour of bad blood. It leaked out of the east and stained the dark sky red, marked the scraps of the cloud with stolen gold. Underneath it the road twisted up the mountainside towards the fortress of Fontezarmo - a cluster of sharp towers, ash-black again the wounded heavens. The sunrise was red, black and gold.
The colours of their profession.”
― Best Served Cold
The colours of their profession.”
― Best Served Cold
![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“Maxim 3:
An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
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An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
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![Suman Pokhrel](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1634998000i/7160731._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Neither my acts have wiped the woes of
any sufferer out, nor have I cured
pains of wounded ones;
with the faith pompous mercenary,
O' Glorious! O 'Lord Almighty!
how can I bow my head in your adulation?”
― मलाई जिन्दगी नै दुख्दछ [Malai Zindagi Nai Dukhdachha]
any sufferer out, nor have I cured
pains of wounded ones;
with the faith pompous mercenary,
O' Glorious! O 'Lord Almighty!
how can I bow my head in your adulation?”
― मलाई जिन्दगी नै दुख्दछ [Malai Zindagi Nai Dukhdachha]
![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“Maxim 2:
A sergeant in motion outranks a lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
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A sergeant in motion outranks a lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
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![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“Maxim 6:
If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
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If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
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![Yukio Mishima](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1670513588i/35258._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Japanese people today think of money, just money: Where is our national spirit today? The Jieitai must be the soul of Japan. … The nation has no spiritual foundation. That is why you don’t agree with me. You will just be American mercenaries. There you are in your tiny world. You do nothing for Japan. … I salute the Emperor. Long live the emperor!”
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![Tod Wodicka](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1677608179i/642905._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“In medieval times, contrary to popular belief, most knights were bandits, mercenaries, lawless brigands, skinners, highwaymen, and thieves. The supposed chivalry of Charlemagne and Roland had as much to do with the majority of medieval knights as the historical Jesus with the temporal riches and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, or any church for that matter. Generally accompanied by their immoral entourage or servants, priests, and whores, they went from tourney to tourney like a touring rock and roll band, sports team, or gang of South Sea pirates. Court to court, skirmish to skirmish, rape to rape. Fighting as the noble's substitution for work.”
― All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well
― All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well
![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“Being a mercenary, though... Hey, we just go wherever there's a mixture of money and trouble, and everyone in the galaxy is a potential customer.
Even the people you're paid to shoot at?
Well, yeah. There are customers we serve, and customers we service.
-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn & General Tagon”
― Resident Mad Scientist
Even the people you're paid to shoot at?
Well, yeah. There are customers we serve, and customers we service.
-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn & General Tagon”
― Resident Mad Scientist
![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“New orders: Make sure everybody who doesn't want to live here is aboard in five minutes. We are leaving.
-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn”
― Resident Mad Scientist
-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn”
― Resident Mad Scientist
“Speechless and very nearly panting, she fell back against the wall with a thump, knowing that if she lived to be ninety, she would still carry the searing mark of that kiss on her soul.
"At last," he murmured. "A way to shut you up." Christovao Santos (Chris), Sanctuary”
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"At last," he murmured. "A way to shut you up." Christovao Santos (Chris), Sanctuary”
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![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“Oh, that's great. That way, when things have quieted down, and we come up for air, or money, or re-supply, we'll get a nice explosive package from him that says "so nice to see you again" in a way that only multi-megaton yields can.”
― Under New Management
― Under New Management
“Please. Put the gun down and we'll talk. A beautiful woman holding a small cannon plays hell with my concentration. Christovao (Chris) Santos, Sanctuary”
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![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“Air traffic control is going to have a steamy old fit on your dime, boy.
They can get in line behind the police, the people whose cars we trashed, the Empire of Ob'enn, the Partnership Collective, and the Wormgate Corporation. Oh, and I think maybe some dark matter beasties from Andromeda.
You "think maybe"?
-General Tagon & Captain Andreyasn”
― Resident Mad Scientist
They can get in line behind the police, the people whose cars we trashed, the Empire of Ob'enn, the Partnership Collective, and the Wormgate Corporation. Oh, and I think maybe some dark matter beasties from Andromeda.
You "think maybe"?
-General Tagon & Captain Andreyasn”
― Resident Mad Scientist
![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“Are you done briefing the company yet?"
"We, um... Haven't gotten through the introductions yet."
"Allow me: Time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, this is the mercenary company "Tagon's Toughs."
"Company, this is the time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, who will have become your captain thirty-two hours from now, as of seven weeks ago.
Now, quick. Let's go save the galaxy while they're confused.”
― Resident Mad Scientist
"We, um... Haven't gotten through the introductions yet."
"Allow me: Time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, this is the mercenary company "Tagon's Toughs."
"Company, this is the time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, who will have become your captain thirty-two hours from now, as of seven weeks ago.
Now, quick. Let's go save the galaxy while they're confused.”
― Resident Mad Scientist
![Niccolò Machiavelli](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1603376807i/16201._UX200_CR0,29,200,200_.jpg)
“I say, therefore, that the arms with which a prince defends his state are either his own, or they are mercenaries, auxiliaries, or mixed. Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangerous; and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe; for they are disunited, ambitious and without discipline, unfaithful, valiant before friends, cowardly before enemies; they have neither the fear of God nor fidelity to men, and destruction is deferred only so long as the attack is; for in peace one is robbed by them, and in war by the enemy. The fact is, they have no other attraction or reason for keeping the field than a trifle of stipend, which is not sufficient to make them willing to die for you. They are ready enough to be your soldiers whilst you do not make war, but if war comes they take themselves off or run from the foe; which I should have little trouble to prove, for the ruin of Italy has been caused by nothing else than by resting all her hopes for many years on mercenaries, and although they formerly made some display and appeared valiant amongst themselves, yet when the foreigners came they showed what they were.”
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![Howard Tayler](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476888582i/516182._UX200_CR0,15,200,200_.jpg)
“There are customers we serve, and customers we service.
-Captain Andreyasn”
― Resident Mad Scientist
-Captain Andreyasn”
― Resident Mad Scientist
![Ben Hinson](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1443510921i/6526622._UX200_CR0,7,200,200_.jpg)
“Most of these people are not going anywhere, and have nothing meaningful to do. They are zombies seeking purpose in an environment that cannot provide it. This is why, at the slightest public commotion, they quickly form their mobs, like a swarm of flies seeking shit on which to settle. But I did not come here to give a lecture. I came here to look for you.”
― Eteka: Rise of the Imamba
― Eteka: Rise of the Imamba
“Today, we have mercenaries in Africa, corporate armies from the western world, and unemployed men throughout the Middle East killing their own people - and people of other nations - for a paycheck. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work. So as long as money continues to seduce the hungry, the hopeless, the broken, the greedy, and the needy, there will always be war between brothers.”
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
― Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
![Alexandra Fuller](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1330629732i/13900._UX200_CR0,22,200,200_.jpg)
“Dad says, "At least death by mercenary is quicker."
"Than what?"
"Death by aid.”
― Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
"Than what?"
"Death by aid.”
― Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
![Glen Cook](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207159752i/13026.jpg)
“Essentially, the mercenary sets morality aside, or at best reorders the customary structures to fit the needs of his way of life. The great issues become how well he does his job, how faithfully he carries out his commission, how well he adheres to a standard demanding unswerving loyalties to his comrades. He dehumanizes the world outside the bounds of his outfit. Then anything he does, or witnesses, becomes of minor significance as long as its brunt is borne outside the Company.”
― The Black Company
― The Black Company
![Niccolò Machiavelli](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1603376807i/16201._UX200_CR0,29,200,200_.jpg)
“If a prince holds on to his state by means of mercenary armies, he will never be stable or secure.”
― THE PRINCE
― THE PRINCE
“А я вважаю, що справжній чоловік народжується воїном.
— Дурня! — заперечив я. — Не воїном, а людиною. Істотою, що мислить і відчуває. Яка так, як і жінка, має право боятися смерті, болю і приниження. І навпаки: пора б уже виростити чоловіків, які бояться убивати, робити комусь боляче і принижувати когось. Чоловік має право бути пацифістом, ненавидіти війну, не хапатися за зброю, берегти себе і уникати вбивства інших людей в ім'я яких би там не було цілей, крім крайніх випадків, коли треба і доводиться навіть ціною свого життя захищати свою родину від бандитів, від зовнішніх ворогів і від своєї держави, яка буває гірша за зовнішніх ворогів. Але якийсь перший-ліпший авантюрист, кочівник по гарячих точках чи просто слухняний виконавець, готовий убивати чи хоч бути убитим за наказом, за шматок якоїсь території, за високу ідею, за те, щоб примусити когось жити по-нашому, за гроші, за ордени чи заради свого задоволення, якої б статі він не був, він для мене взагалі не зовсім людина [102].”
― Малиновый пеликан
— Дурня! — заперечив я. — Не воїном, а людиною. Істотою, що мислить і відчуває. Яка так, як і жінка, має право боятися смерті, болю і приниження. І навпаки: пора б уже виростити чоловіків, які бояться убивати, робити комусь боляче і принижувати когось. Чоловік має право бути пацифістом, ненавидіти війну, не хапатися за зброю, берегти себе і уникати вбивства інших людей в ім'я яких би там не було цілей, крім крайніх випадків, коли треба і доводиться навіть ціною свого життя захищати свою родину від бандитів, від зовнішніх ворогів і від своєї держави, яка буває гірша за зовнішніх ворогів. Але якийсь перший-ліпший авантюрист, кочівник по гарячих точках чи просто слухняний виконавець, готовий убивати чи хоч бути убитим за наказом, за шматок якоїсь території, за високу ідею, за те, щоб примусити когось жити по-нашому, за гроші, за ордени чи заради свого задоволення, якої б статі він не був, він для мене взагалі не зовсім людина [102].”
― Малиновый пеликан
![Hank Bracker](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1476300111i/14226328._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“De Beers set up a purchasing office in Monrovia in 1954 where they bought diamonds, with the intent of keeping as much of the diamond trade under its control as possible. However by 1956, while I was still in Monrovia, there were approximately 75,000 illegal miners, who were smuggling these valuable stones on a vast scale. At that time I was offered the opportunity to get involved in this bonanza, which I fortunately did not do since some of my friends who did, went missing never to be seen again. At that time I was the Captain of a Farrell Line’s coastal ship and made additional pocket money running booze into the Liberian interior. In those days when someone disappeared or fell off of the grid, as we would say, the chance that they would be found again was exceedingly slim. In 1984 the De Beers Group (SLST) from South Africa, sold its remaining shares, under duress, to the Precious Metals Mining Company controlled by Lebanese National, Jamil Sahid Mohamed Khalil, was a questionable local businessman, as well as a diamonds and commodities trader. He became known throughout the world’s diamond industry as a wheeler-dealer and a politician, influential in Sierra Leone, where the majority of the blood diamonds came from. In 1999, when South African mercenaries invaded Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown, Jamil attempted to flee from this West African country but was stopped prior to leaving his home. During this altercation, one of Jamil’s sons was shot to death right in front of him. The following year, Jamil died of a stroke after having successfully made his way to Lebanon.”
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![Daniel Thorman](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1617005614i/21332832._UX200_CR0,37,200,200_.jpg)
“It was a feeble lord indeed who would suffer a band of mercenaries on his land who served a master other than himself.”
― Chaos in the Caravan
― Chaos in the Caravan
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