It seemed to me that the Hispanic boy had performed some mildly heroic act.

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The next day people in Manila read that a group of retired generals and other military officers had earlier urged the armed forces, in a two-page manifesto, to "assist" the beleaguered Estrada in performing the "heroic act" of resigning.

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Too busy achieving, even the heroic achievers fail to act in their self-interest whereby they seek to limit the growth of the state.

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