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BASENESS [ Also see Chivalry Corruption Crime Depravity Dishonesty Excellence Fraud Knavery Meanness Mischief Nobility Selfishness Sin Treachery Vice Villainy Weakness Wickedness Worth Wrong ] There is a law of neutralization of forces, which hinders bodies from sinking beyond a certain depth in the sea; but in the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.       - James Russell Lowell Some kinds of baseness are nobly undergone.       - William Shakespeare Every base occupation makes one sharp in its practice, and dull in every other.       - Sir Philip Sidney (Sydney) Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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