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Tag Tag Defiance
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea · 1952

Quotes

“You do your worst—and we will do our best.”

Winston Churchill · You do your worst—and we will do our best, 1941 · Primary source

“Who will let you? That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”

Ayn Rand · The Fountainhead, 1943 · Primary source

“In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill.”

Winston Churchill · The Second World War, 1948-1953 · Primary source

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