On the record
It substitutes cold and deliberate preparedness for courage and manly impulse, and arms the one to disarm the other.
Said by
Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “It substitutes cold and deliberate preparedness for courage and manly impulse, and arms the one to disarm the other.”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson contrasts true courage with the calculated nature of dueling, highlighting the moral implications of such actions.
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