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==Legacy==
 
==Legacy==
The deaths of the five men envigorated the missionary effort in the United States. The story gained national media attention, being told in [[Life Magazine]] (in a 10 page photo essay) and in [[Reader's Digest]] to name a few. A year after the events, Elliot's widow, Elisabeth, told the story in ''Through Gates of Splendor'', a book which went on to become a natinal best-seller. She later went on to considerable fame as an author.
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The deaths of the five men envigorated the missionary effort in the United States. The story gained national media attention, being told in [[Life Magazine]] (in a 10 page photo essay) and in [[Reader's Digest]] to name a few. A year after the events, Elliot's widow, Elisabeth, told the story in ''Through Gates of Splendor'', a book which went on to become a national best-seller. She later went on to considerable fame as an author.
    
Elliot is also well known for leaving behind a journal which was later edited and published. In it he made a now-famous quote: <blockquote>"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose."</blockquote>
 
Elliot is also well known for leaving behind a journal which was later edited and published. In it he made a now-famous quote: <blockquote>"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose."</blockquote>
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