14+ Max Hastings Quotes On War, Politics And World

Max Hastings is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. He is the author of many books on military history and current affairs, and has been the editor-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph and the London Evening Standard. He is a regular contributor to the BBC and other media outlets, and is currently a columnist for the Guardian newspaper. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Max Hastings on love, leadership, war.

There was no doubt that in the early and mid-eighties that many of us in broadsheet newspapers felt that we still had a responsibility to try to protect the Royal Family or if you like protect the Monarchy from the assaults of the media. — Max Hastings

We're taking part in a divine comedy and we should realise that the play is always a comedy, in that we're all ultimately ridiculous. — Max Hastings

The only redemptive feature of war is the brotherhood which it forges. — Max Hastings

When I am fishing, I think quite a lot about the fish, but I also think about the book I'm writing. — Max Hastings

A Tory government with a decent mandate seems the only hope of tackling the fiscal catastrophe responsibly. — Max Hastings

I'm a wet liberal really, and always have been. But I'm sort of an aggressive wet liberal. — Max Hastings

It's miraculous how much easier the computer has made my sort of work. — Max Hastings

If you can't get a job as a pianist in a brothel you become a royal reporter. — Max Hastings

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.' — Max Hastings

I would have been a disastrous soldier. — Max Hastings

People who get on at school are the ones who play by the rules, and no one's going to get far in later life playing by the system. — Max Hastings

You cannot write down how people are good; you just know it, and cannot get away from it. — Max Hastings

As George Orwell wisely observed a generation later, the only way swiftly to end a war is to lose it. — Max Hastings

I've always found women more loyal, more disciplined, less neurotic, more hardworking. I just think they're perfect colleagues. Whereas, God knows, I've dealt with plenty of neurotic men. — Max Hastings

Life Lessons by Max Hastings

1. Max Hastings' work shows the importance of being a fearless and independent journalist, willing to challenge the status quo and question those in power.
2. His work also highlights the need to be thorough and accurate when reporting, as well as the importance of understanding the context and history of a story.
3. Finally, Hastings' work demonstrates the value of taking a moral stance and standing up for what is right, even if it means going against the grain.