Dan Brown, in The Da Vinci Code (2003), Ch. 67
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Fortunately for you, we British judge man’s civility not by his compassion for his friends, but by his compassion for his enemies.
— Dan Brown on Civility
What It Means
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About Dan Brown
Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction, featuring recurring elements of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories.
About Dan Brown
Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction, featuring recurring elements of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories.
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