In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging read more

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.

You bring in freshman and you know they have the talent to do it. On the field, there's not much read more

You bring in freshman and you know they have the talent to do it. On the field, there's not much that distracts them. They have the right focus.

We're seeing good demand for the euro.

We're seeing good demand for the euro.

It (BHP) had first proposed that the wheat be provided on a deferred payment plan, and it had been advised read more

It (BHP) had first proposed that the wheat be provided on a deferred payment plan, and it had been advised by DFAT that that would be outside the UN sanctions and a breach of them.

The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.

The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.

Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in read more

Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in power's disappearance.

Superman, who is used to scaling a tall building in a single bound. Now it takes two bounds. But for read more

Superman, who is used to scaling a tall building in a single bound. Now it takes two bounds. But for mere mortals like you and I, that's still Superman.

A thick skin is a gift from God

A thick skin is a gift from God

We do have a credible force in the region and are prepared to use it in an appropriate way at read more

We do have a credible force in the region and are prepared to use it in an appropriate way at a time of our choosing,