There is but one unconditional commandment ... to bring about the very…

William James
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There is but one unconditional commandment ... to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see. ✨ William James (1956). The Will to Believe: And Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, and Human Immortality, p.209, Courier Corporation
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There is but one unconditional commandment ... to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see. ✨ William James (1956). The Will to Believe: And Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, and Human Immortality, p.209, Courier Corporation

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