Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as…

Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.

Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose · 1980

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Eco, Humberto. The Name of the Rose, translated by William Weaver. HarperVia, 2014.

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Eco, Umberto. Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose]. Bompiani, 1980.

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