An officer and a gentleman. 8/11/2008
“It is by no means enough that an officer be capable … He should be a gentleman of liberal education, refined, manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor … No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a single fault in any subordinate.’”
John Paul Jones (1747 - 1792), Continental Navy, U.S. War of Independence.