Extreme hopes are born of extreme misery, and in such a world hopes co…

Bertrand Russell
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Extreme hopes are born of extreme misery, and in such a world hopes could only be irrational. ✨ Unpopular Essays. Book by Bertrand Russell, Chapter 3: The Future of Mankind (p. 36), 1950.
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