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Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Pillage
Conquest
Keeps
Slavery
Army
Standing
Courage
Soul

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