5 Horatio Nelson Quotes on Military

Horatio Nelson quotes on military

1. Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.

8. The Neapolitan officers did not lose much honour, for God knows they had not much to lose - but they lost all they had.

17. Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.

19. May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country and for the benefit of Europe in general a great and glorious victory; and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature of the British fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.

22. England expects that every man will do his duty.