I believe it was "Chinese" Gordon who said,

"Every man has a final weapon: his own life. If he's afraid to lose it he throws the weapon away."


Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester

"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."

WS