Men and governments must act to the best of their ability. There is no…

John Stuart Mill
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Men and governments must act to the best of their ability. There is no such thing as absolute certainty but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life. ✨ John Stuart Mill (1865). On Liberty, p.11
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