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Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1803
Born: May 25
Died: 1882
Died: April 27
Biographer
Diarist
Essayist
Philosopher
Poet
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Boston
Massachusetts
R. W. Emerson
Waldo Emerson
Peace
Women
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Men
Brave
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Courage
Takes
Humanity
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The order of things consents to virtue.
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I honor health as the first Muse.
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