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There are three things without which there is no country--common language, common judicature, and co-tillage land--for without these a country cannot support itself in peace and social union.

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A dash is a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than parentheses.

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. . . when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor.

Made, Sentence, Stronger, Usually, Vigor

A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.

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The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Shakespeare - are effective largely because they deal in particulars and report the details that matter. Their words call up pictures.

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To acquire style, begin by affecting none.

Acquire, Affecting, Begin, Style

None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.

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