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“War, in some ways, is merciful to men. It makes them heroes if they are the victors. If they are the vanquished - they do not live to see their homes taken, their wives widowed. But if you are a woman - you must live through defeat...”
― Samhita Arni, Sita's Ramayana

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Jul 03, 2012 04:30PM

history is replete with heroic women surviving through long sieges at near starvation level-- very difficult-- unsung heroes

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