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So Valiant-for-Truth passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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gutenberg.orgHenry Cabot Lodge: “So Valiant-for-Truth passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.”
Editor's note · Context
Lodge uses a metaphor to describe Roosevelt's passing, highlighting the honor associated with his life.
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