"My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did."

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"My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did."

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"It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one."

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"Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable."

"All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God."

"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open."

"Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom."

"It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing."

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"Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her."

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