Robert Maynard Quotes
This is not a disposable planet. It is the only one we have.
Robert Maynard, *-1993, Editor and journalist, Quoted on PBS McNeil Lehrer Report, September 14, 1988
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Commenting on American President Donald Trump's decision to renege on America's Voluntary Environmental Commitment at the Paris Accord.” Plan B" is a term used for a plan that is a backup plan which is in reserve in case the original plan fails.
Robert Maynard was a British lieutenant, and later captain, in the Royal Navy. Little is known about Maynard's early life, other than he was born in England in 1684 and then later joined the English Navy. He was made a lieutenant in January 1707, and by 1709 was the third lieutenant on HMS Bedford. In November 1718, Maynard was tasked with hunting down and killing the notorious pirate Blackbeard. While leading HMS Pearl, Maynard lured Blackbeard into attacking his ship off the coast of North Carolina, and in the ensuing struggle Maynard and his crew killed Blackbeard.