He who suffers wins in politics. The martyr does not obtain the victory personally, but his group, his successors, win in the long run.

Eugen RosenstockHuessy
He who suffers wins in politics. The martyr does not...
He who suffers wins in politics. The martyr does not...
He who suffers wins in politics. The martyr does not...
He who suffers wins in politics. The martyr does not...
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Source: Out Of Revolution: Autobiography Of Western Man

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