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Edwin Hubbell Chapin: At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there…

At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.

In today’s wordsUnderneath a lot of the bravery in the world lies a miserable cowardice. People will face gunfire and swords because they lack the courage to face public opinion.

Edwin Hubbell ChapinCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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