No nation is truly defeated which retains its spiritual self-possession. No nation is truly victorious which does not emerge soul unstained. (Evelyn Underhill)

No nation is truly defeated which retains its spiritual self-possession. No nation is truly victorious which does not emerge soul unstained.

Evelyn Underhill

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