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"There are many victories worse than a defeat."
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"Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides."
"Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits."
"The loss of national identity is the greatest defeat a nation can know, and it is inevitable under the contemporary form of colonization."
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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."
"A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards."
"Eros has degenerated; he began by introducing order and harmony, and now he brings back chaos."
"No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from."
"To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion."
"You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know."
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