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Edmond Rostand - To joke in the face of danger is the...
To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero. (Edmond Rostand)

To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.

Edmond Rostand

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