... these men, though there was little of saintliness in their character, had a religion, and fought and suffered for it. It was a religion not wholl… - Walter Raleigh
" "... these men, though there was little of saintliness in their character, had a religion, and fought and suffered for it. It was a religion not wholly unlike that of the later Orangeman, a Protestant compound, made up of fervid patriotism, a varied assortment of hates, a rough code of morals, and an unshaken trust in the providence of God. To the heathen they brought not peace but a sword. To the Pope, whom they named with the Turk and the Devil, they wished destruction. For Queen and Country they would go anywhere and attempt anything.
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Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (5 September 1861 – 13 May 1922) was an English scholar, poet and author.
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