"The thing I got to thinking about,' he said, 'is--what are the conditions that lead to larger portions of society being generous, humble, and selfless? While we have the conditions for economic opportunity here--and that is a blessing--do we have the conditions to learn how to self-regulate our own passions for the good of the whole?"

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Source : Warren St. John (2009). “Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference”, p.223, Spiegel & Grau

Warren St. John

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“Speak only that which will bring you honor.”
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