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My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung fro

My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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