Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense--what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known. (Dag Hammarskjöld)

Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense--what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known.

Dag Hammarskjöld

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