The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture. ✨ Tho…

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The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture. ✨ Thomas Paine (2003). Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine, p.71, Penguin
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