Suddenly summoned to witness something great and horrendous, we keep fighting not to reduce it to our own smallness.
I want to stand on the belief that great things are the product of ordinary people who are made great when they stand.
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I want to stand on the belief that great things are the product of ordinary people who are made great when they stand.
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