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I soon after obtain'd, thro' my friend Hamilton, the printing of the Newcastle paper money, another profitable jobb as I then thought it; small things appearing great to those in small circumstances; and these, to me, were really great advantages, as they were great encouragements. He procured for me, also, the printing of the laws and votes of that government, which continu'd in my hands as long as I follow'd the business.

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Excerpt 37

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或問子產，子曰：「惠人也。」問子西。曰：「彼哉彼哉！」問管仲。曰：「人也，奪伯氏騈邑三百，飯疏食，沒齒，無怨言。」

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憲問第十四·十四之十

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At Berkshire, however, my appraisal of our operating managers is, if anything, understated. To understand why, first take a look at page 7, where we show the earnings (on an historical-cost accounting basis) of our seven largest non- financial units: Buffalo News, Fechheimer, Kirby, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Scott Fetzer Manufacturing Group, See's Candies, and World Book. In 1987, these seven business units had combined operating earnings before interest and taxes of $180 million.

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1987 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 2

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乙酉，至遼東。丙戌，渡遼水。遼澤泥潦，車馬不通，命長孫無忌將萬人，剪草填道，水深處以車為梁，上自系薪於馬鞘以助役。冬，十月，丙申朔，上至蒲溝駐馬，督填道諸軍渡渤錯水，暴風雪，士卒沾濕多死者，敕然火於道以待之。

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卷198·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之上貞觀十九年（乙巳，公元六四五年）·第23则

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Soon after this I returned to Washington and made my headquarters in the War Building with Colonel Scott. As I had charge of the telegraph department, as well as the railways, this gave me an opportunity of seeing President Lincoln, Mr. Seward, Secretary Cameron, and others; and I was occasionally brought in personal contact with these men, which was to me a source of great interest. Mr. Lincoln would occasionally come to the office and sit at the desk awaiting replies to telegrams, or perhaps merely anxious for information.

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Chapter VIII, excerpt 47

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