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Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2016). Mysticism and Logic, p.164, Bertrand Russell
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Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2016). Mysticism and Logic, p.164, Bertrand Russell

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