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Hero Quotes and Quotations
No man is a hero to his own wife; no woman is a wife to her own hero. The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Hero-worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. No man is a hero to his valet. Every hero becomes a bore at last. Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band! Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause. The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow. See the conquering hero comes! Sound the trumpets, beat the drums!
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