Nicholas

“Flying through an army, sire,” said Athos, “in all countries in the world is called charging.”
― Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After

“Now an enemy is never so near and consequently so threatening, as when he has completely disappeared.”
― Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After

“As for Porthos, I believe him to be eternal, like God, although less patient.”
― Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After

“It is a queer thing. In a time of great need, when powerful leadership is demanded, the people—confused and excited—hear only the strident voices of the audacious, and refuse to listen to the voice of wisdom which, being wise, is temperate.”
― Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe