Douglas AdamsAnd all dared to brave unknown terrors, to do mighty deeds, to boldly split infinitives that no man had split before--and thus was the Empire forged.
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The fighting spirit of the men who fought to defend the United States against the British in the War of 1812. They were fighting for freedom and independence and they knew that if they failed, they would be enslaved.
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