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" Duty is the most
sublime word in the English language.
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| "That two battalions of Marines be raised | |
| consisting of one colonel, | |
| two lieutenant colonels, | |
| two majors and officers as usual in other regiments, | |
| that they consist of an equal number of privates | |
| with other battalions; | |
| that particular care be taken that no person be appointed | |
| to office or enlisted into said battalions, | |
| but such as are good seamen, | |
| or so acquainted with maritime affairs | |
| as to be able to serve to advantage by sea." | |
| Resolution of the Continental Congress, | |
| 10 November 1775. | |
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