“I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a gentleman and is nothing else.” – Oliver Cromwell, Letter to Sir William Spring, September, 1643
The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
I had rather have a squad of riflemen who are loyal to me and the cause they serve than fame based on the fickle adauration of the mob.