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"There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with."

William Halsey, American Soldier

Man, Men, Circumstances

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"There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with."

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