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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Great persecutors are recruited among martyrs whose heads havent been cut off. – E. M. Cioran

Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by Gods grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out. – Bishop Hugh Latimer

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood — never. – Albert Camus

I will soon be going out to shape all the singing tomorrows. – Gabriel Peri

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