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“Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man.”

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Thomas Tusser

Thomas Tusser, an English poet, was born in October 1524 and died on May 3, 1580. He is renowned for his pastoral poetry, which often depicts rural life and the lives of farmers. more

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