In this country [England] it is well to kill from time to time an
admiral to encourage the others.
-- Francis M. Voltaire (1694-1778)
-- Candide, Chap. xxiii
admiral to encourage the others.
-- Francis M. Voltaire (1694-1778)
-- Candide, Chap. xxiii
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