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Well, if they are, they're cracking, my dear chap. It's a sure sign.
On foul fighting and honour · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Well, if they are, they're cracking, my dear chap. It's a sure sign.
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Nobody starts to fight foul till he sees he can't win any other way.
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Why it's worth practising
It moves from a soldier's hunch to a quoted ideal, then undercuts it with a one-word joke.
Phrases in this speech
Make shadowing a habit
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