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Should one point out that from ancient times decline in courage has been considered the beginning of the end?
-Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Should One Point Out That From Ancient

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Should one point out that from ancient times decline in courage has been considered the beginning of the end?
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