If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly…

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If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate in placing the football first beyond one goal and then beyond the other, no one's happiness would be increased ✨ Bertrand Russell (2009). Bertrand Russell's Best, p.77, Routledge
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