в Русском государстве 15-17 вв. мелкие феодалы на военной службе у князей, царей, бояр, церкви. Слились с дворянством.
"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen." Warren E. Burger
"Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party." Herbert Hoover
"Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery." John Paul Jones