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| Type | Book |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Note created | Aug 4, 2026 |
while most seamen lead, if one may so express it, a sedentary life. Their minds are of the stay–at–home order, and their home is always with them—the ship; and so is their country—the sea. One ship is very much like another, and the sea is always the same.
The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter … noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.