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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Active practitioners of nonviolence are always seen as a threat, a direct menace, to the state. The state maintains the right to kill as its exclusive and jealously guarded privilege. Nothing makes this more clear than capital punishment, which argues that killing is wrong and so the state must kill killers.”

51. “Active practitioners of nonviolence are always seen as a threat, a direct menace, to the state. The state maintains the right to kill as its exclusive and jealously guarded privilege. Nothing makes this more clear than capital punishment, which argues that killing is wrong and so the state must kill killers.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “The indigenous people of five continents were facing an intractable enemy from a sixth continent that was convinced that they had the right to steal the land on other.”

52. “The indigenous people of five continents were facing an intractable enemy from a sixth continent that was convinced that they had the right to steal the land on other.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “One result of the tea boycott was that Americans very quickly became coffee drinkers.”

53. “One result of the tea boycott was that Americans very quickly became coffee drinkers.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “People who know fresh cod – from the great restaurants of France, to British working-class fish shops, to the St. John’s waterfront – all agree on three things: It should be cooked quickly and gently, it should be prepared simply, and, above all, it must be a thick piece. Only a large piece can be properly cooked.”

54. “People who know fresh cod – from the great restaurants of France, to British working-class fish shops, to the St. John’s waterfront – all agree on three things: It should be cooked quickly and gently, it should be prepared simply, and, above all, it must be a thick piece. Only a large piece can be properly cooked.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Revolutions are always easier to admire from across the border.”

55. “Revolutions are always easier to admire from across the border.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “By the time the war ended, Iceland was a changed country. Not least among the changes, in 1944 it had negotiated full independence from Denmark. Now it was free to negotiate its own relations with the rest of the world. Because of cod, it had moved in one generation from a fifteenth-century colonial society to a modern postwar nation.”

56. “By the time the war ended, Iceland was a changed country. Not least among the changes, in 1944 it had negotiated full independence from Denmark. Now it was free to negotiate its own relations with the rest of the world. Because of cod, it had moved in one generation from a fifteenth-century colonial society to a modern postwar nation.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “ONCE I STOOD on the bank of a rice paddy in rural Sichuan Province, and a lean and aging Chinese peasant, wearing a faded forty-year-old blue jacket issued by the Mao government in the early years of the Revolution, stood knee deep in water and apropos of absolutely nothing shouted defiantly at me, “We Chinese invented many things!”

57. “ONCE I STOOD on the bank of a rice paddy in rural Sichuan Province, and a lean and aging Chinese peasant, wearing a faded forty-year-old blue jacket issued by the Mao government in the early years of the Revolution, stood knee deep in water and apropos of absolutely nothing shouted defiantly at me, “We Chinese invented many things!”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “A superpower that no longer stands for anything, that no one believes in anymore, that is seen only as a bully, will fall despite its military might. If the Bush administration ever wanted to reflect on history, it might think about this.”

58. “A superpower that no longer stands for anything, that no one believes in anymore, that is seen only as a bully, will fall despite its military might. If the Bush administration ever wanted to reflect on history, it might think about this.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “In times of war prices of the necessaries of life are generally very much increased, but the prices of labor of the poor do not usually rise.”

59. “In times of war prices of the necessaries of life are generally very much increased, but the prices of labor of the poor do not usually rise.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “ONE GROUP OF Vikings remained in Iceland, becoming the Icelanders. A second group remained in the Faroe Islands. The main body of Vikings were given lands in the Seine basin in exchange for protecting Paris. They settled into northern France and within a century were speaking a dialect of French and became known as the Normans. Soon the Vikings had vanished.”

60. “ONE GROUP OF Vikings remained in Iceland, becoming the Icelanders. A second group remained in the Faroe Islands. The main body of Vikings were given lands in the Seine basin in exchange for protecting Paris. They settled into northern France and within a century were speaking a dialect of French and became known as the Normans. Soon the Vikings had vanished.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “The true expression of nonviolence is compassion, which is not just a passive emotional response, but a rational stimulus to action.”

61. “The true expression of nonviolence is compassion, which is not just a passive emotional response, but a rational stimulus to action.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “And another small point, or two actually; Aldus was the first to use the modern semicolon.”

62. “And another small point, or two actually; Aldus was the first to use the modern semicolon.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “A gourmet knows that the best part is not always the expensive part, and he will find that part, and then he will share it. A gourmet should want to share.”

63. “A gourmet knows that the best part is not always the expensive part, and he will find that part, and then he will share it. A gourmet should want to share.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Mohandas’s marriage, which was arranged when he was thirteen, lasted for the next sixty-two years. Despite his enduring reputation for living a life of simplicity and self-denial, he did not come to this easily and struggled in his youth with uncontrolled appetites, both sexual and gastronomic. In violation of his family’s religious code, he experimented with meat eating, hoping it would make him large and strong like the carnivorous English.”

64. “Mohandas’s marriage, which was arranged when he was thirteen, lasted for the next sixty-two years. Despite his enduring reputation for living a life of simplicity and self-denial, he did not come to this easily and struggled in his youth with uncontrolled appetites, both sexual and gastronomic. In violation of his family’s religious code, he experimented with meat eating, hoping it would make him large and strong like the carnivorous English.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “A modern revolutionary group, explained Abbie Hoffman, headed for the television station, not the factory.”

65. “A modern revolutionary group, explained Abbie Hoffman, headed for the television station, not the factory.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “At about this time the Asiatic wolf, a fierce predator that despite its small size would eat a human if it had the opportunity, came under human control because its friendly young cubs could be fed and trained. A dangerous adversary was turned into a dedicated helper – the dog.”

66. “At about this time the Asiatic wolf, a fierce predator that despite its small size would eat a human if it had the opportunity, came under human control because its friendly young cubs could be fed and trained. A dangerous adversary was turned into a dedicated helper – the dog.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “In fact, the first experiments in refrigeration were not with fish or meat but with everyone’s favorite luxury – butter.”

67. “In fact, the first experiments in refrigeration were not with fish or meat but with everyone’s favorite luxury – butter.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Politics and nationalism often play far greater roles than conservation in the decision-making process.”

68. “Politics and nationalism often play far greater roles than conservation in the decision-making process.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Now, at peace, Jordan has few resources but is full of plans. Mohammed Noufal observed with a smile, “All we need is Israel’s technology, Egypt’s workers, Turkey’s water, and Saudi Arabia’s oil, and I am sure we can build a paradise here.”

69. “Now, at peace, Jordan has few resources but is full of plans. Mohammed Noufal observed with a smile, “All we need is Israel’s technology, Egypt’s workers, Turkey’s water, and Saudi Arabia’s oil, and I am sure we can build a paradise here.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Writing beautifully – calligraphy – was China’s first graphic art form. Although elsewhere in the world people drew first and learned to write later, in China, the reverse was true. First you learned to write beautifully, and then you painted. After mastering those twin skills, you could move on to writing poetry, but many chose to remain just calligraphers, a highly appreciated art form in China. Another.”

70. “Writing beautifully – calligraphy – was China’s first graphic art form. Although elsewhere in the world people drew first and learned to write later, in China, the reverse was true. First you learned to write beautifully, and then you painted. After mastering those twin skills, you could move on to writing poetry, but many chose to remain just calligraphers, a highly appreciated art form in China. Another.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Children need fairy tales, but it is just as essential that they have parents who tell them about their own lives, so that they can establish a relationship to the past.”

71. “Children need fairy tales, but it is just as essential that they have parents who tell them about their own lives, so that they can establish a relationship to the past.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “The Roman historian Plutarch estimated that the civilized Romans under Julius Caesar, in his decade-long campaign in Gaul, destroyed 800 towns and villages and enslaved 3 million people.”

72. “The Roman historian Plutarch estimated that the civilized Romans under Julius Caesar, in his decade-long campaign in Gaul, destroyed 800 towns and villages and enslaved 3 million people.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “On the one side were Confucians, inspired by Mencius, who, when asked how a state should raise profits, replied, “Why must Your Majesty use the word profit? All I am concerned with are the good and the right. If Your Majesty says, ‘How can I profit my state?’ your officials will say, ‘How can I profit my family?’ and officers and common people will say, ‘How can I profit myself?’ Once superiors and inferiors are competing for profit, the state will be in danger.”

73. “On the one side were Confucians, inspired by Mencius, who, when asked how a state should raise profits, replied, “Why must Your Majesty use the word profit? All I am concerned with are the good and the right. If Your Majesty says, ‘How can I profit my state?’ your officials will say, ‘How can I profit my family?’ and officers and common people will say, ‘How can I profit myself?’ Once superiors and inferiors are competing for profit, the state will be in danger.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Nature remains focused on survival.”

74. “Nature remains focused on survival.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Chloride is essential for digestion and in respiration. Without sodium, which the body cannot manufacture, the body would be unable to transport nutrients or oxygen, transmit nerve impulses, or move muscles, including the heart. An adult human being contains about 250 grams of salt, which would fill three or four salt-shakers, but is constantly losing it through bodily functions. It is essential to replace this lost salt. A.”

75. “Chloride is essential for digestion and in respiration. Without sodium, which the body cannot manufacture, the body would be unable to transport nutrients or oxygen, transmit nerve impulses, or move muscles, including the heart. An adult human being contains about 250 grams of salt, which would fill three or four salt-shakers, but is constantly losing it through bodily functions. It is essential to replace this lost salt. A.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Where there are Norwegian communities, there are cod clubs.”

76. “Where there are Norwegian communities, there are cod clubs.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Newfoundlanders debated over when “the cod was coming back”. Few dared ask if. Or what happens to the ocean if they don’t come back?”

77. “Newfoundlanders debated over when “the cod was coming back”. Few dared ask if. Or what happens to the ocean if they don’t come back?”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “The most highly developed salt cod cuisine in the world is that of the Spanish Basque provinces. Until the nineteenth century, salt cod was exclusively food for the poor, usually broken up in stews.”

78. “The most highly developed salt cod cuisine in the world is that of the Spanish Basque provinces. Until the nineteenth century, salt cod was exclusively food for the poor, usually broken up in stews.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “The technology never reverses itself. It creates new technology to confront new sets of problems.”

79. “The technology never reverses itself. It creates new technology to confront new sets of problems.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Salt cod, morue, had slowly made its way up from peasant food in the south to become an honored French tradition. But not fresh cod.”

80. “Salt cod, morue, had slowly made its way up from peasant food in the south to become an honored French tradition. But not fresh cod.”

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Mark Kurlansky Quote: “Newlyn does not look like the Cornish towns on either side: Penzance and Mousehole. Those are resort towns where British vacationers practice that peculiarly British pastime of strolling the beaches and walkways, bundled in sweaters and mufflers. But Newlyn is a fishing town – or, increasingly, an out-of-work fishing town.”

81. “Newlyn does not look like the Cornish towns on either side: Penzance and Mousehole. Those are resort towns where British vacationers practice that peculiarly British pastime of strolling the beaches and walkways, bundled in sweaters and mufflers. But Newlyn is a fishing town – or, increasingly, an out-of-work fishing town.”

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