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> [“Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die, and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy and duty of life. Those whom we have come to honor and, in God’s name to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-matzen/only-those-are-fit-to-live-who-do-not-fear-to-die-and-none-are-fit-to-2/)

Robert Matzen

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## More by Robert Matzen

> [“Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die, and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-matzen/only-those-are-fit-to-live-who-do-not-fear-to-die-and-none-are-fit-to-2/)

Robert Matzen

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