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One needs to be either more brave or more good, because if courage is lacking goodness can substitute, while cowardice is the deficiency of both.
One needs to be either more brave or more good, because if courage is lacking goodness can substitute, while cowardice is the deficiency of both.
Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
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- Neel Burton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
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