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I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.
I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.
Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
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- David Gemmell
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- Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for David Gemmell: documented activity in 1984. Wikidata Q220450, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220450 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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