The highest proof

The highest proof
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.
  

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If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.
Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.
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