Yes, there appears to be one you haven't heard of. I'll just go ahead and use a dictionary...
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mar·tyr ( P ) Pronunciation Key (märtr)
n.
1. One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles.
2. One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle.
3.
A) One who endures great suffering: a martyr to arthritis.
B) One who makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy.
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Originally Posted by rdr4evr
When it comes to this specific subject, it is plain stupid to be dishonest.
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couldn't agree more.
you owe those people (our soldiers) an apology for calling them murderers with admitted complete honesty and seriousness.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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