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Sir — It seems that Bengalis are getting worried about the high prices of vegetables. Potatoes cost ... |
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| STRAIGHT FORWARD |
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‘But,’ said Alice, ‘the question is whether you can make a word mean different things.’ ‘Not so,’ said Humpty-Dumpty, ‘the question is which is to be the master. That’s all.’ We are the masters at the moment, and not only at the moment, but for a very long time to come.
— SIR HARTLEY SHAWCROSS
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