The Most Unkindest Cut of All

At the Siege of Missolonghi in 1826, part of the Greek Revolution, Nikitas Stamatelopoulos broke through to the citadel with supplies. Once inside, however, he found the resistance complaining about their wages. Angrily, he tossed them his sole possession, an expensive sword, saying that if it was the price of his country’s liberty he was happy to pay.

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