That liberation, it is evident, can never be brought about, without either some very considerable augmentation of the public revenue, or some equally considerable reduction of the public expense.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

At dawn of day General Lee and General Jackson were sitting by the side of the plank road, on some empty cracker boxes, discussing the situation, when Stuart came up and reported the result of his reconnoissance.
— from Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI by Abner Doubleday

In the process of recapture the birds learned a quantity of additional language which unfitted them for further service in the Suffragette cause; some of the green ones were secured by ardent Home Rule propagandists and trained to disturb the serenity of Orange meetings by pessimistic reflections on Sir Edward Carson’s destination in the life to come.
— from The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers by Saki