Officer Ranks

Famous quotes containing the words officer and/or ranks:

    “I who have cursed
    The drunken officer of British rule, how choose
    Between this Africa and the English tongue I love?
    Betray them both, or give back what they give?
    How can I face such slaughter and be cool?
    How can I turn from Africa and live?”
    —Derek Walcott (b. 1930)

    “Next to our free political institutions, our free public-school system ranks as the greatest achievement of democratic life in America ...”
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