I have seen soldiers panic at the first sight of battle, and a wounded squire pulling arrows out from his wound to fight and save his dyinghorse. Nobility is not a birth right but is defined by one's action. (Kevin Costner)

I have seen soldiers panic at the first sight of battle, and a wounded squire pulling arrows out from his wound to fight and save his dyinghorse. Nobility is not a birth right but is defined by one's action.

Kevin Costner

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