Captain Jack Aubrey Master and Commander is one of my all-time favorite movies. Captain Jack Aubrey of the British Navy is tasked with hunting the French ship, Acheron , in the seas off South America. It’s a tense time, as Napoleon has conquered much of Europe, and England alone stands against him. In one of the most famous lines from the movie, Captain Aubrey movingly says, “ England is under threat of invasion, and though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is ou
