Stan Lee, Avengers, vol.1 #6, July, 1964.
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I fought your kind every day of that war, Zemo! You mocked democracy and said that free men were weak! Well feel this grip, Zemo — it's the grip of a man who loves liberty! Look into the eyes of your foe, and know that he will die for his freedom! The world must never again mistake compassion for weakness! And while I live — it had better not!
— Captain America
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I fought your kind every day of that war, Zemo! You mocked democracy and said that free men were weak! Well feel this grip, Zemo — it's the grip of a man who loves liberty! Look into the eyes of your foe, and know that he will die for his freedom! The world must never again mistake compassion for weakness! And while I live — it had better not!" in the context of "Stan Lee, Avengers, vol.1 #6, July, 1964." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Captain America" (Main Marvel Universe: [[File:Fold-us-flag-animated.gif|thumb|Without its ideals -- its commitment to the freedom of all men, America is a piece of trash! A nation is nothing! A flag is a piece of cloth! I fought Adolf Hitler not because America was great, but because it was fragile! I knew that liberty could be snuffed out here as in Nazi Germany! As a people, we were no different than them! When I returned, I saw that you nearly did turn American into nothing!
And the only reason you're not less then nothing -- -- is that it's still possible for you to bring freedom back to America!]])
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About Captain America
Captain America is a fictional superhero, created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, who first appeared in Timely Comics' Captain America Comics #1 (December 1940). He is typically an icon of liberty and patriotism, but favors freedom over blind loyalty.
About Captain America
Captain America is a fictional superhero, created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, who first appeared in Timely Comics' Captain America Comics #1 (December 1940). He is typically an icon of liberty and patriotism, but favors freedom over blind loyalty.
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