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April 8, 2025

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem.

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) British novelist and playwright, The Cynic’s Lexicon, Jonathon Green, ed. (London: 1986), p. 83

Do you find that true in your experience?

I’m going to tell you, I find it true in mine, but I’m not going yo tell you on which scores.


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