We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our …

Mark Twain
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We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.375, Courier Corporation
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We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.375, Courier Corporation

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