#pirates

There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

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Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates. ↗

— John Pilger

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