Knight Grand Commander

Famous quotes containing the words knight, grand and/or commander:

    “Nae living man I’ll love again,
    Since that my lovely knight is slain.
    Wi ae lock of his yellow hair
    I’ll chain my heart for evermair.”
    —Unknown. The Lament of the Border Widow (l. 25–28)

    “We now come to the grand law of the system in which we are placed, as it has been developed by the experience of our race, and that, in one word, is SACRIFICE!”
    —Catherine E. Beecher (1800–1878)

    “Frenchmen, we do not accept your surrender. You surrender only to the enemy. If you’re Vichy, fight us. If you’re Frenchmen, join us.”
    —Samuel Fuller, U.S. screenwriter. American commander (uncredited)