Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule t…

Umberto Eco
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Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. ✨ Umberto Eco (1995). Name of the Rose, p.503, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. ✨ Umberto Eco (1995). Name of the Rose, p.503, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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