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    In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging it even to himself, that in war he was likely to enjoy little profit or pleasure on the day when the long, low, black hull of the Yankee privateer, with her tapering, bending spars, her long-range guns, and her sharp-faced captain, should appear on the western horizon, and suddenly, at the sight of heavy-lumbering British merchantman, should fling out her white wings of canvas, and fly down on her prey.

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We've played a lot of games and there's not a lot of guys who have been through this before. Maybe read more

We've played a lot of games and there's not a lot of guys who have been through this before. Maybe we're getting tired.

by Lavoy Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I'm blown away by the talent of this organization. This agency is peppered with unique and talented individuals.

I'm blown away by the talent of this organization. This agency is peppered with unique and talented individuals.

by Chief Aradi Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

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If you look at the actual facts on the ground, they have thousands of more drilling permits in their pockets read more

If you look at the actual facts on the ground, they have thousands of more drilling permits in their pockets than they can even drill on. So why is Congress or the administration always looking for ways to exempt the wealthiest companies in the world from their environmental responsibilities?

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The Byrd Amendment virtually defines corporate welfare. This is a massive payola scheme that takes money out of the US read more

The Byrd Amendment virtually defines corporate welfare. This is a massive payola scheme that takes money out of the US Treasury and uses it to line the pockets of private companies that have done nothing to earn it except sign on to antidumping petitions that drive up prices for American consumers.

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After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.

After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.

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They had always told me that I wrote like a man.

They had always told me that I wrote like a man.

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It's been one of the strongest park acquisition and open space tools local government has.

It's been one of the strongest park acquisition and open space tools local government has.

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Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series of gorgeous landscapes and wonderful read more

Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series of gorgeous landscapes and wonderful portraits that may still hang in Greenwich Village.

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