The Truth Behind Legendary Old West Gambling Gunslinger Doc Holliday

No Conscience

Despite his predilection for violence, Holliday was known to be an even-tempered man. Once, during an interview, Holliday was asked if his conscience ever bothered him. “I coughed that up with my lungs years ago,” he said. Soon afterward, he ran into the man that would define his future: Wyatt Earp.

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