Sacrifice
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Every man always has handy a dozen glib little reasons why he is right not to sacrifice himself.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies
The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing
Whoever has really sacrificed anything, knows that he wanted and got something in return
Too long a sacrifice
Can make a stone of the heart.
Can make a stone of the heart.
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