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  • It seemed strange that any one should ever trust that unscrupulous, callous, thick-pated diplomatic-secret-service machine which is always ready to expose a too confiding and admiring friend to danger or disgrace in order to serve its imperious necessities.

    Fighting For Peace Henry Van Dyke 1892

  • Now, watch me, ye thick-pated rookies, and, as I describe it, bit by bit, I'll come to the position of the soldier. "

    Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army 1895

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