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In the moral sphere, every act of justice or charity involves putting ourselves in the other person's place and thus transcending our own competitive particularity. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). An Experiment in Criticism, p.138, Cambridge University Press
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In the moral sphere, every act of justice or charity involves putting ourselves in the other person's place and thus transcending our own competitive particularity. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). An Experiment in Criticism, p.138, Cambridge University Press

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