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“Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and honor those whom they have slain”

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Simplified Meaning:

People often ignore or hurt those who speak new or difficult truths, but later they admire and respect them after they have suffered or died for their ideas.

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Contradiction History Honor Human nature Legacy Prophets Rejection Sacrifice
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