I have no choice of living or dying, you see, sir--but I do have a cho…

John Steinbeck
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I have no choice of living or dying, you see, sir--but I do have a choice of how I do it. If I tell them not to fight, they will be sorry, but they will fight. If I tell them to fight, they will be glad, and I who am not a very brave man will have made them a little braver. ✨ John Steinbeck (2001). Novels, 1942-1952
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