Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, an…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action. ✨ 1850 Representative Men,'Goethe'.
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