Not in hewn stones, nor in well-fashioned beams, Not in the noblest of the builder's dreams, But in courageous men of purpose great, There is the fortress, there the living State. (Alcaeus of Mytilene)

Not in hewn stones, nor in well-fashioned beams, Not in the noblest of the builder's dreams, But in courageous men of purpose great, There is the fortress, there the living State.

Alcaeus of Mytilene

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