The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle

The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle

John Paul Jones
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.

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The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in privateers: the owners, as well as those whom they employ.
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones

American - Soldier July 6, 1747 - July 18, 1792

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