Ethiopian Irregular Forces

Famous quotes containing the words ethiopian, irregular and/or forces:

    “The Ethiopian cannot change his skin nor the leopard his spots.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “I am one of those who hold that poetry is never so blithe as in a wanton and irregular subject.”
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    “The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail—its roof may shake—the wind may blow through it—the storm may enter—the rain may enter—but the King of England cannot enter!—all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!”
    —William Pitt, The Elder, Lord Chatham (1708–1778)