...hdraw as the best interest of his race demanded. He had practised well the Greek rule, Know thyself, and thoroughly studied his own part. Later in life, when criticising his great mulatto rival, Rigaud , he showed how well he knew himself. I know Rigaud, he said; he drops the bridle when he gallops, he shows his arm when he strikes. For me, I gallop also, but know where to stop: when I strike ...