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To my mind, what we ought to have maintained from the beginning was the strictest neutrality. If we had done this, I do not believe we would have been on the verge of war at the present time. ↗

— George William Norris

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One rich Man hath Lands, not only more than he can manage, but so much, that letting them out to others, he is supplied with a large over-plus, so needs no farther care. ↗

— Dudley North

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And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, Countries, Nations, etc. ↗

— Dudley North

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No Man is richer for having his Estate all in Money, Plate, etc. lying by him, but on the contrary, he is for that reason the poorer. ↗

— Dudley North

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I don't think there is another person in America that wants to tell this story as much as I do. ↗

— Oliver North

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I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one. ↗

— Oliver North

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In World War II, the book you have in front of you, it was said and it is probably true, that there was not a single American who did not know the name of somebody serving in uniform. ↗

— Oliver North

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One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people. ↗

— Oliver North

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The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American foreign policy. ↗

— Oliver North

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Fame is very corrosive and you have to guard very strictly against it. ↗

— Edward Norton

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