“No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true.” – Oscar Wilde
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"No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true." – Oscar Wilde
"No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true." – Oscar Wilde
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