“I take comfort in the loyalty and faith you display towards your crew, Captain.” “My crew are loyal to me… — Iain M. Banks
“I take comfort in the loyalty and faith you display towards your crew, Captain.”
“My crew are loyal to me, Colonel; I am only loyal to the regiment and Gzilt. Also, faith is belief without reason; we operate on reason and nothing but. I have zero faith in my crew, just absolute confidence.”
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