"Almost all heroism is designed to make you inert by placing it in a context that you can't possibly act on."

Society, Heroism, Action, Inaction, Observation

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"Almost all heroism is designed to make you inert by placing it in a context that you can't possibly act on."

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"What we do not confront, we inhabit.What we do not reject, we accept.What we do not fight, we become."

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