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Only as a grand gesture of defeat will men creep into the arms of the state and seek refuge in its power rather than their own courage.

Henry Wriston

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Henry Wriston
Age: 88 †
Born: 1889
Born: July 4
Died: 1978
Died: March 8
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Laramie
Wyoming
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