A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than the former his vows of allegiance to martial duty.


The works of Herman Melville: Standard edition (ed. 1924)

Herman Melville Quotes

A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than ...

A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than ...

A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than ...

A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than ...