Famous quotes containing the words knight, grand and/or commander:
“The Knight of the Doleful Countenance.”
—Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)
“I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.”
—John Adams (1735–1826)
“A commander in the field must sometimes go against the king’s orders.”
—Chinese proverb.
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