John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7522 George William Curtis 1824-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7522 |
| AUTHOR: | George William Curtis (1824–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Call of Freedom. |