Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not kn…

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Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. ✨ Winston Churchill, Robert Rhodes James (1980). Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963, Atheneum
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Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. ✨ Winston Churchill, Robert Rhodes James (1980). Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963, Atheneum

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