Stephen Decatur Quote
And the fellow died as well as he lived, but it is part of a sailor's life to die well. He had no talk, but he inspired all about him with ardor; he always saw the best thing to be done; he knew the best way to do it; and he had no more dodge in him than the mainmast.
Of Captain James Lawrence, who died in the action between U.S.S. Chesapeake and H.M.S. Shannon
June 1, 1813. As reported in: Niles' National Register (1815)
