Aristocracy
We believe, as did the ancient Greeks, who originated the word “aristocracy”, that every man with the right attitude and talents, regardless of birth and riches has a capacity in his own lifetime of reaching that status in its true sense.
– Lt Col David Sterling, founding commander of the British SAS.
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