A world full of happiness is not beyond human power to create; the obs…

Bertrand Russell
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A world full of happiness is not beyond human power to create; the obstacles imposed by inanimate nature are not insuperable. The real obstacles lie in the heart of man, and the cure for these is a firm hope, informed and fortified by thought. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2014). Proposed Roads to Freedom, p.87, Simon and Schuster
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