“Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?”
Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974) American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist
As quoted in 1927 (2000) by Robert P. Fitton
“A Pole is a man born with a sword in his right hand, a brick in his left. When the battle is over, he starts to rebuild.”
— James A. Michener, book Poland
Poland (1983)
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