They Are Few In The Midst Of An Overwhelming Mass Of Brute Force, And Their Submission Is Wisdom; But For A Nation Like England To Submit To Be Robbed By Any Invader Who Chooses To Visit Her Shores Seemed To Me To Be Nonsense. - SearchQuotes

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They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense.

George Combe

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