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Also under Anonymous in the Oxford Book of Quotations:
Nil carborundum illegitimi.
Cod Latin for Don’t let the bastards grind you down , in circulation
during the Second World War, though possibly of earlier origin; often
quoted nil carborundum or illegitimi non carborundum
Brian
Ed Popielarski wrote:
> Hi Netters,
>
> I stand (self) corrected. Farley Mowat only used the phrase in his book "The
> Boat Who Wouldn't Float" The origin can be found at this link:
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> http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/mailing_lists/LATIN-L/2003/05/0000.php
>
> (NOW who has too much time on their hands, eh?!)
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>
> Regards,
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> Ed Popielarski
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> "All that is good is not embodied in the law;
> and all that is evil is not proscribed by the law.
> A well-disciplined society needs few laws;
> but it needs strong mores."
> William F. Buckley Jr.
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