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No man is a hero to his valet. This is not because the hero is no hero, but because the valet is a valet.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Age: 61 †
Born: 1770
Born: August 27
Died: 1831
Died: November 14
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