Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness…

H. G. Wells
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Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness. The work of ameliorating the conditions of life -- the true civilizing process that makes life more and more secure -- had gone steadily on to a climax... And the harvest was what I saw. ✨ H. G. Wells The Time Machine, Games by CC
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