High sentiments always win in the end. The leaders who offer blood, to…

George Orwell
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High sentiments always win in the end. The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic. ✨ George Orwell (1970). A Collection of Essays, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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