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Eric Hoffer Quotes: When cowardice becomes a fashion its adherents are without number, and it masquerades as forbearance, reasonableness and whatnot.
         

When cowardice becomes a fashion its adherents are without number, and it masquerades as forbearance, reasonableness and whatnot.


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