It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that pr…

Bertrand Russell
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It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. ✨ Principles of Social Reconstruction. Book by Bertrand Russell, 1917.
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