We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise.…

C. S. Lewis
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We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. ✨ Don't mock Tim Tebow by William J. Bennett, www.cnn.com. December 6, 2011.
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We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. ✨ Don't mock Tim Tebow by William J. Bennett, www.cnn.com. December 6, 2011.

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