LIDDEL-HART’S ORIGINAL “It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whethe

LIDDEL-HART’S ORIGINAL

“It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off … since the payment of danegeld stimulates a demand for more danegeld. But they can be curbed. Their very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force.” – Sir Basil H. Liddel-Hart

REVISED VERSION

“It is folly to imagine that the members of the bureaucratic state can be bought off… Since the payment of taxes stimulates the demand for more taxes. But they can be curbed. The very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force. “

Let all men be armed.