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Comment author: wedrifid 11 December 2012 08:10:30PM 17 points [-]

"The graveyards are full of indispensable men" - De Gaulle.

History is full of collapsed empires, failed projects and lost battles. The loss of an indispensable person does not itself prove they were not indispensable. It may just mean you're screwed.