An ideal cannot wait for its realization to prove its validity. ✨ Geor…

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An ideal cannot wait for its realization to prove its validity. ✨ George Santayana (1934). Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana, p.26, Рипол Классик
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An ideal cannot wait for its realization to prove its validity. ✨ George Santayana (1934). Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana, p.26, Рипол Классик

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