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All great virtues become great men. [Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.] — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
For the only great men among the unfree and the oppressed are those who struggle to destroy the oppressor. — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
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He could foretell whats'ever was By consequence to come to pass. As Death of Great Men, Alterations, Diseases, Battels, Inundations. All this… — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
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