There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves. (Montesquieu)

There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.

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