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"Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer"

- George William Curtis

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This quote is written / told by George William Curtis between February 24, 1824 and August 31, 1892. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 16 other quotes.

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