In the distant future, if the distant future deigns to consider my insignificance, I shall be appraised rather as a man of letters than a man of action. (T. E. Lawrence)

In the distant future, if the distant future deigns to consider my insignificance, I shall be appraised rather as a man of letters than a man of action.

T. E. Lawrence

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