"The party of the second part, being desirous of entering into the service of party of the first part, in the military capacity of a colonel of cavalry, promises to serve and obey party of the first part faithfully and truly in his military capacity during the space of five years from this date; that the party of the second part waives all claims of protection usually afforded to Americans by consular and diplomatic agents of the United States, and expressly obligates himself to be subject to the orders of the party of the first part, and to make, wage, and vigorously prosecute war against any and all the enemies of party of the first part; that the party of the second part will not under any event be governed, controlled by, or submit to, any order, law, mandate, or proclamation issued by the Government of the United States of America, forbidding party of the second part to serve party of the first part to make war according to any of the provisions herein contained, it being, however, distinctly understood that nothing herein contained shall be construed as Obligating party of the second part to bear arms or wage war against the United States of America.
"Real Soldiers of Fortune"
Richard Harding Davis
In the deepest solitude he is always and consciously under the empire of a law attached to the person itself, which, by Obligating him to keep continual watch over himself, makes at once his torment and his grandeur.
"Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good"
Victor Cousin
The policy of building expensive branch lines where they were not needed and of Obligating the parent company to finance them had been a grievous mistake and had contributed largely to the downfall of the company.
"The Railroad Builders A Chronicle of the Welding of the States, Volume 38 in The Chronicles of America Series"
John Moody
