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A strong man never loses his head in defeat or despondency.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Age: 89 †
Born: 1918
Born: December 11
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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Every man always has handy a dozen glib little reasons why he is right not to sacrifice himself.
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