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We Can All Perceive The Difference Between Ourselves And Our Inferiors, But When It Comes To A Question Of The Difference Between Us And Our Superiors We Fail To Appreciate Merits Of Which We Have No Proper Conceptions.

The Expanse Of The Ocean Is Seldom Seen By The Novice With Indifference.

At No Period Of The Naval History Of The World, Is It Probable That Marines Were More Important Than During The War Of The Revolution.

On The Human Imagination, Events Produce The Effects Of Time. Thus, He Who Has Travelled Far And Seen Much, Is Apt To Fancy That He Has Lived Long; And The History That Most Abounds In Important Incidents, Soonest Assumes The Aspect Of Antiquity.

Systems Are To Be Appreciated By Their General Effects, And Not By Particular Exceptions.