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201. AGGRESSION, Maritime.—

The
ocean, which, like the air, is the common
birthright of mankind, is arbitrarily wrested
from us, and maxims, consecrated by time,
by usage, and by an universal sense of right,
are trampled on by superior force.—
R. to A. N. Y. Tammany Society. Washington ed. viii, 127.
(1808)

See Ocean.