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“It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power. We do not believe that a tide rises and falls behind every man which can float the British Empire like a chip, if he should ever harbor it in his mind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)