"He who lives by the sword lives long."
— Thomas Hoyer Monstery

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Quoted in H. S. Canfield, "Monstery: Soldier of Fortune", Everybody's Magazine (October 1902) p. 329

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Thomas Hoyer Monstery

Thomas Hoyer Monstery (born: Mönster; April 21, 1824 – December 31, 1901) was a Danish-American fencing and boxing instructor, duelist and soldier-of-fortune who fought in a number of Central and South American conflicts during the mid-19th century.

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