"(Carmine Crocco) A farm-labourer and cowherd, had joined the Bourbon army, killed a comrade in a brawl, deserted and lived as an outlaw for ten years. He joined the liberal insurgents in 1860 in the hope of an amnesty for his past offences, and subsequently became the most formidable guerilla chief and leader of men on the Bourbon side."

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Source : Eric J. Hobsbawm (1985). “Bandits”

Eric Hobsbawm

#Army Quotes #Past Quotes #Men Quotes

“There is no such thing as an objective interpretation.”
“Keep your heel, head and standards high.”
“In my time it was different. When I knew the wind was strong, I attacked myself to make the race as hard as possible.”
“A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.”

Source : Jim Stovall (2010). “The Ultimate Gift: A Novel”, p.9, David C Cook
“... class differences in health represent a double injustice: life is short where its quality is poor.”

Source : Richard G. Wilkinson, Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (1986). “Class and health”
“Whatever bro, tell it to the whales”
“I do miss Saturday Night Live, that's for sure. There's nothing like it. I just hosted, and I felt I'd only been away for a week.”
“When you sit and write a song, sit and write the best song you can write, just try and write it and be connected.”

Source : "Eric Roberson Interview – 'Tigallerro' Album with Phonte, Sol Village Show, Next Project". Youknowigotsoul.com Interview, youknowigotsoul.com. August 23, 2016.

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