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"All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears."

Rebecca West, Irish Author

Man, Men, Nations, Treason

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"All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears."

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