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Fred’s mention of pocket battleships reminds me of an incident during the Korean War. My uncle was on Dog Watch in the Straights of Malacca. It was a dark and stormy night…

I was particularly impressed by Fred’s tale of how Commodore Sanchez was twice passed over for promotion because of his terrible table manners.

Fred sometimes talks so quickly that we have no time to think through the implications of the very interesting but often complicated point that he is making.

I have to say that I disagree with him fundamentally regarding the role of Mexico in the American Civil War.

I have to say that, along with everyone else present, I was completely enrapt by his consideration of the role of Mexico in the American Civil War.

Fred’s tale of Ensign Gonzales and the attempted mutiny on board MNS Arrogant reminded us all, I sense, of Shakespeare’s reference to “vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself”.

Mike Douse is a double ASC National Speech Finalist (1979 & 2006), a member of both of Cardiff’s Speakers’ clubs and an Associate of the College of Public Speaking).]]>vincestev@gmail.comHow to Articles2006-11-29T13:08:39+00:00http://homepage.mac.com/keir_smart/My%20Website/resources/files/0f4efb058239ed083cba84ab30249c9b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://homepage.mac.com/keir_smart/My%20Website/resources/files/0f4efb058239ed083cba84ab30249c9b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1vincestev@gmail.comFamous Speeches2006-11-12T13:31:42+00:00http://homepage.mac.com/keir_smart/My%20Website/resources/files/7dd3321d940a8354e9bb7bc335aa2313-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://homepage.mac.com/keir_smart/My%20Website/resources/files/7dd3321d940a8354e9bb7bc335aa2313-5.html#unique-entry-id-5 And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

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