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By the year 1670, wooden chimneys and log houses of the Plymouth and Bay colonies were replaced by more sightly houses of two stories, which were frequently built with the second story jutting out a foot or two over the first, and sometimes with the attic story still further extending over the second story.

~Alice Morse Earle

Topics: Attic Bay Built Chimney Colonies Extending First Foot Frequently Further Houses Log More Out Over Replaced Second Sometimes Still Stories Story Two Were Which Wooden Year

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I love going to writers' colonies in pastoral settings where there's nothing to do but either walk around or read a book or work on your book, and they all seem helpful.

~Andrew Sean Greer

Topics: Around Book Colonies Either Going Helpful Love Nothing Read Seem Settings Walk Where Work Writers Your I Love

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The big reason why we don't have space colonies and regular trips to the moon is that flying into outer space is just plain 'hard.' The business of safely transporting people off the Earth is a costly affair that requires a lot of technology.

~Ben Parr

Topics: Affair Big Business Colonies Costly Earth Flying Hard Just Lot Moon Off Outer Outer Space People Plain Reason Regular Requires Safely Space Technology To The Moon Trips Why

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Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Because Cease Colonies Independent

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Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: After America Back Backward Barbaric Because Become Black Colonies Considered Democratic England France Heritage Independence Indian Latin Latin America Liberated Like Looked Mexico Newly Our Progressive Republics Spanish Them Towards Triple Turned Were

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We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories.

~Cecil Rhodes

Topics: Also Available Cheap Colonies Dumping Easily Exploit Factories Find Goods Ground Labor Lands Materials Must Natives New Obtain Our Produced Provide Raw Raw Materials Same Same Time Slave Surplus Time Which Would

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The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Australian Climate Colonies Fine More New Our Particularly Production Soil South Staple Suited Wales Which Wool

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The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords.

~Christopher Gadsden

Topics: Address Besides Colonies Commons Hold House House Of Commons Lords Matter Neither Nor Our Receive Refused Rights Them

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Whether the struggle was between English merchants and the American colonies, pre Civil War northern manufacturers vs. southern slave holders, or American grain farmers and auto manufacturers seeking advantage in the Mexican agriculture and labor markets in the 1990s, U.S. policy has reflected the economic clash of interests of the day.

~Danny K. Davis

Topics: Advantage Agriculture American Auto Between Civil Civil War Clash Colonies Day Economic English Farmers Grain Interests Labor Manufacturers Markets Merchants Mexican Northern Policy Reflected Seeking Slave Southern Struggle War Whether 1990S

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As times change, so do the way each generation see the world. It is rather like the way our generation came to see our grandparents' views on the Empire and colonies as outdated.

~Douglas Alexander

Topics: Came Change Colonies Each Each Generation Empire Generation Grandparents Like Our Our Generation Outdated Rather See Times Views Way World

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