“The panting breathless haste and vehemence of a man struggling in the thick of battle for life and salvation; this is the mood he is in!”

— Thomas Carlyle

1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Prophet

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Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian… 1795–1881

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