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Frederick Russell Burnham Quotes

1861–1947 United States

United States
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Also known as: Burnham, Frederick Russell

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There is nothing that sharpens a man's senses so acutely as to know that bitter and determined enemies are in pursuit of him night and day.

Scouting on Two Continents (1926)

I am more afraid of an army of a hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of a hundred lions led by a sheep.

Taking Chances (1944)

As far as we can look back into history, the downfall of any nation can be traced from the moment that nation became timid about spending its best blood.

Taking Chances (1944)

Under the administration of Rhodes, there were the fewest laws, the widest freedom, the least crime, and the turest justice, that I have ever seen in any part of the world.

Scouting on Two Continents (1926)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Frederick Russell Burnham (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.