Attorney general Quote by Marcus Rediker

“why he and his fellow freebooters fought Colonel William Rhett and the vessels sent by the government against them. Bayley probably brought a roar…

— Marcus Rediker

“And then he leaves us to our own devices beside a store of gunpowder and flint and a cannon, thereby solidifying our captors’ reputation…

— Mackenzi Lee

“He was a canny old rascal. “I’m no pirate,” James said. “I have been in the navy since I was eleven.” “The way my…

— Donna Thorland

“... the sea pirates who had the most to do with the creation of the new government owned human slaves. They used human beings…

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“When handled in a civilized fashion, Piracy on the high seas could become more of a wise business decision than of a sheer, chaotic,…

— Ted Anthony Roberts

“I bow to the Captain—I think a curtsy would be a bit out of place here—and recite, in French, the little speech I had…

— L.A. Meyer

“Everybody wish to be a pirate.”

— Astrid Bergès-Frisbey

“It is when the pirates count their booty, that they become mere thieves.”

— William Bolitho

“For the masses of unemployed and resentful local youth, piracy was a quick way to achieve the respect and standard of living that the…

— Jay Bahadur

“There are no pirates in Port Royal”

— Michael Crichton

“The hackaneers, like the captains of pirate crews, had needed skilled men and women, and someone like Lang was in short supply. He had…

— August Cole

“I shall always be a pirate.”

— jade parker