Bernard Cornwell Quote

"They're not going, sir. Not going South."
"And who made that decision, Sergeant?"
"We all did, sir."
"Since when, Sergeant, has this army been a... a democracy?"
"A what, sir?"
"Since when did Sergeants outrank Lieutenants?"


Sergeant Williams and Lieutenant Richard Sharpe, p. 40 - Sharpe (Novel Series) - Sharpe's Rifles (1988)


They're not going, sir. Not going South. And who made that decision, Sergeant? We all did, sir. Since when, Sergeant, has this army been a... a...

They're not going, sir. Not going South. And who made that decision, Sergeant? We all did, sir. Since when, Sergeant, has this army been a... a...

They're not going, sir. Not going South. And who made that decision, Sergeant? We all did, sir. Since when, Sergeant, has this army been a... a...

They're not going, sir. Not going South. And who made that decision, Sergeant? We all did, sir. Since when, Sergeant, has this army been a... a...