When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate,…

Robert Green Ingersoll
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When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1906). Famous Speeches, Complete ...
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When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (1906). Famous Speeches, Complete ...

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