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Simone de Beauvoir Philosopher, Writer
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"Si l'on vit assez longtemps, on voit que toute victoire se change un jour en de faite. If you live long enough, you'll find that every victory turns into a defeat."

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Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author
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"Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory."

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Hannah Arendt Philosopher, Political Theorist
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"The most striking difference between ancient and modern sophists is that the ancients were satisfied with a passing victory of argument at the expense of truth, whereas the moderns want a more lasting victory at the expense of reality."

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George Orwell Writer, Journalist
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"But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother."

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George Washington Military Leader, Politician
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"Let us therefore rely on the goodness of the cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble actions."

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Joyce Meyer Author, Speaker
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"Our words will either bring life and victory or death and destruction. If we want to be happy, we have to be serious about speaking words of life that line up with God's Word."

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Holland Smith Artist
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"We had generals who were admirals and admirals who wanted to be generals. Generals acting as admirals are bad enough, but it was the admirals who wanted to be generals who imperiled victory among the coral islands."

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Daisaku Ikeda Buddhist Leader, Author
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"It is precisely when we have suffered defeat that we can determine to win and open the path to future victory."

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Aeschylus Playwright
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"Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts."

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