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“In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot”
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- Source:
- p. 413
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 091546d919d2da15cde1fe29f4eae5a4e08abc27502fc19bf5cf655806e9816d
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