To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and…

Thomas Carlyle
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To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself. ✨ 1829 Signs of the Times.
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