Most of the great results of history are brought about by discreditabl…

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Most of the great results of history are brought about by discreditable means. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, Douglas Emory Wilson (2003). The Conduct of Life, p.136, Harvard University Press
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