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(Encyclopedia) duty, in taxation: see tariff; excise taxes.Brewer's: Duty
means what is due or owing, a debt which should be paid. Thus obedience is the debt of citizens to rulers for protection, and service is the debt of persons employed for wages received. “…The Devil's Dictionary: Duty
by Ambrose Bierce DULLARDDUTY -n. That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire. Sir Lavender Portwine, in favor at court, Was wroth at his master…customs duty
(Encyclopedia) customs duty: see tariff.Brewer's: Whole Duty of Man
Tenison, Bishop of Lincoln, says the author was Dr. Chaplin, of University College, Oxford. (Evelyn: Diary.) Thomas Hearne ascribes the…Active Duty Military Personnel by Branch
Here are the number of personnel in each branch of the U.S. Military as of September 30, 2009. /**/…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Dutiful Son
The Thief and the Honest Man The Dutiful Son A MILLIONAIRE who had gone to an almshouse to visit his father met a Neighbour there, who was greatly surprised. "What!" said the…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Dutiful Son
179 The Dutiful Son A MILLIONAIRE who had gone to an almshouse to visit his father met a Neighbour there, who was greatly surprised. "What!" said the Neighbour, "you do sometimes visit your…Active Duty Military Personnel, 1940–2011
Year Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Total1 1940 269,023 160,997 28,345 458,365 1945 8,266,373 3,319,586 469,925 12,055,884 1950 593,167…Hopper, Grace
(Encyclopedia) Hopper, Grace, 1906–92, American computer scientist, b. New York City as Grace Brewster Murray. She was educated at Vassar College and Yale (Ph.D., 1934). After teaching at Vassar (…Trending
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