The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am as content to die for Gods eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way. – John Mason Brown

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