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It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack, but from the fear of it: such a base as we had in the red sea parts, the desert, or in the minds of the men we converted to our creed.
-T. E. Lawrence
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It Seemed That Rebellion Must Have An

T. E. Lawrence
It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack, but from the fear of it: such a base as we had in the red sea parts, the desert, or in the minds of the men we converted to our creed.
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