What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the li…

Bruce Barton
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What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage. ✨ Bruce Barton (1920). It's a Good Old World: Being a Collection of Little Essays on Various Subjects of Human Interest
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