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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
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Germantown
Philadelphia
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Conquest
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Soul

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