Fate
On 21 February 2011, Manchester sailed into her home port of HMNB Portsmouth where she was decommissioned on 24 February 2011.
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Famous quotes containing the word fate:
“I have, as when the sun doth light a storm,
Buried this sigh in wrinkle of a smile;
But sorrow that is couched in seeming gladness
Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“To die for ones country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.”
—Pierre Corneille (16061684)
“The fate of the State decides theirs: clauses of treaties determine their affections.”
—Pierre Corneille (16061684)