You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. (George Eliot)

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

George Eliot

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