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Larsen joined the R.C.M.P., not to be a policeman but to become an Arctic mariner for the force. His ship, the St. Roch, was specially built for Arctic voyaging. A diesel-powered schooner, she was built of timbers two-thirds heavier than those used in any ordinary craft. Her hull is sheathed in Australian ironbark-the only wood that can stand the grinding pressure of the pack...
...Britain's peers understand one prerequisite for those who would rule a democratic empire-they know how to die for it. Of all England's foreign wars, World War I took the heaviest toll of blue blood. World War II's toll may be even heavier...
...greying, heavier, and a meticulous dresser. There was always a knifeedged crease in his trousers and his shoes glittered. He said: "I feel spiffy when I'm dressed just right." He carried a half-dozen clean handkerchiefs and sprayed himself with eau de cologne...
...British and Canadian commanders balanced the civilians' lives against the loss of time in capturing Dunkirk and putting it to Allied use as a supply port. The civilians' lives weighed heavier in the scale...
...constant reliance upon large-scale Government spending . . . with heavier taxes, deficits . . . and perhaps increased competition with private business is not consistent with . . . our competitive system. Public works must be supplementary to the effort of the people...