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I think the most uncomfortable thing about martyrs is that they look down on people who aren't.
I think the most uncomfortable thing about martyrs is that they look down on people who aren't.
Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.
Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.
Although prepared for martyrdom, I prefer that it be postponed.
Although prepared for martyrdom, I prefer that it be postponed.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
'Dying for an idea,' again, sounds well enough, but why not let the idea die instead of you?
'Dying for an idea,' again, sounds well enough, but why not let the idea die instead of you?
Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress.
Martyrs are needed to create incidents. Incidents are needed to create revolutions. Revolutions are needed to create progress.
The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones.
The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones.
Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
