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Dying for one's religion2 quotes
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1842Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard, Master Harry-every man of every nation has done that-'tis the living up to it that's difficult. — William Makepeace Thackeray · 1852Dying for one's country1 quote
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods. — Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1842