Infamy
Caesar gained some notoriety during his lifetime for his part in wounding the infamous Aboriginal warrior Pemulwuy. However Caesar was not the first or last man to wound Pemulwuy. During his many skirmishes with British settlers, Pemulwuy is rumored to have been wounded up to seven times, with Caesar being one of the many men to almost end his campaign of terror over the region.
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Famous quotes containing the word infamy:
“That diabolical Hell conceived principle of persecution rages among some [people] and to their eternal Infamy the clergy can furnish their Quota of Imps for such business.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)
“Powerful men in particular suffer from the delusion that human beings have no memories. I would go so far as to say that the distinguishing trait of powerful men is the psychotic certainty that people forget acts of infamy as easily as their parents’ birthdays.”
—Stephen Vizinczey (b. 1933)
“There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion.”
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830)