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On 2011-07-23, Nieckq <nieckq@xyz.invalid> wrote:
> How do you understand the word *belief*
> in Stuarts quote
> "One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only
> interests."
I would interpet that to mean belief in a cause, as a moral
imperative, as opposed to a mere financial or similar motivation to
support it. Essentailly, it is another veriation on the comparison of
patriots to mercenaries, but with a broader scope.
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