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Horace Quotes

The man who is tenacious of purpose in a rightful cause is not shaken from his firm resolve by the frenzy of his fellow citizens clamoring for what is wrong, or by the tyrant's threatening countenance.

Horace

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  • Author's profession: Poet
  • Nationality: roman

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