In this country it's a good thing to kill an admiral now and then to encourage the others.

That is indisputable,' was the answer, 'but in this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

In this country it is considered wise to kill an admiral from time to time in order to encourage the others

The poor man is never free; he serves in every country

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound. [Fr., La patrie est aux lieux ou l'ame est enchainee.]