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True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.
Alfred North Whitehead
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Alfred North Whitehead was a Mathematician from United Kingdom (1861–1947).

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Alfred North Whitehead lived from 1861 – 1947.