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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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18.2.02

BBC News | BUSINESS | Bush gaffe hits yen The yen fell as some traders interpreted the comment as meaning the US favoured a devaluation of the Japanese currency.
Bush aides hastened to clear up the confusion, saying the president - in Japan as part of an Asian tour - had "misspoken".
They said his comment had meant to be about Japan's problem of "deflation" - steadily falling prices, which depress spending and investment - not devaluation.

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