One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another.
Sir Richard Francis Burton Quotes
I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to save me.
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| Birth: | 19th March, 1821 |
| Death: | 20th October, 1890 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Explorer, Soldier, Translator, Writer |
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