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It is beautiful to die for what you believe in; those who are afraid die every day, those who are not afraid die only once.

— Paolo Borsellino

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Source: Giuseppe Ayala, Chi ha paura muore ogni giorno: I miei anni con Falcone e Borsellino, Oscar Mondadori, Milano, 2009, cover. ISBN 978-88-04-59093-4
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