No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.
Our Country will, I believe, sooner forgive an Officer for attacking his Enemy than for letting it alone.
It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.
England expects every man to do his duty
Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty.
Desperate affairs require desperate measures.