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I say that no man can be greater than the man who bravely and heroically sacrifices his life for the good of others. No man can be greater than the one who meets death face to face, and yet will not shrink from what he believes to be his highest duty.
I say that no man can be greater than the man who bravely and heroically sacrifices his life for the good of others. No man can be greater than the one who meets death face to face, and yet will not shrink from what he believes to be his highest duty.
Approximate author period: c. 1866 AD · industrial
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- Robert Green Ingersoll
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- Approximate author period: c. 1866 AD · industrial
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Robert Green Ingersoll, based on documented lifetime 1833 to 1899. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469882 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469882 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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