The sea does not belong to despots. On its surface iniquitous rights can still be exercised, men can fight there, devour each other there, and transport all terrestrial horrors there. **But at thirty feet below its level their power ceases,  their influence dies out, their might disappears.
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Ah, sir, live in the bosom of the waters! There alone is independence.There I recognize no masters! There I am free. “                                              - Jules Verne. 2000 Leagues Under The Sea.