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Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.
George Bernard ShawAlthough prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.
Winston ChurchillPolitics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.
Pope FrancisYou should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.
George EliotMartyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.
Arthur SchopenhauerI am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.
VoltaireEvery man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
Samuel JohnsonMartyrdom covers a multitude of sins.
Mark TwainLet us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.
Mahatma Gandhi