Famous quotes containing the words mount, captain and/or commands:
“Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation.”
—Adlai Stevenson (19001965)
“John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.”
—William Cowper (17311800)
“Unpaid work never commands respect ...”
—Harriot Stanton Blatch (18561940)
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