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  • Citius, altius, fortius. Swifter, higher, stronger.

    -Anonymous
    Motto of the Olympic Games, c.1908. It was apparently adopted by Baron de Coubertin after he spotted it over the doorway of a French lyce  e, though it has also been attributed to Reverend Father Didon.

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