There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there… - Jacques Maritain

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There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism.

Jacques Maritain

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Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882 – 28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher, and was one of the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism. - Jacques Maritain

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