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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the f

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking. – Ambrose Bierce

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Opiate. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard. – Ambrose Bierce

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An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce

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The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy and the lash. – Sir Winston Churchill

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I must have the gentleman to haul and draw with the mariner, and the mariner with the gentleman. I would know him, that would refuse to set his hand to a rope, but I know there is not any such here. – Sir Francis Drake

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