The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.


Compensation and Self-Reliance (ed. 2010)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.