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February 14, 2025

Whatever else may be shaken, there are some facts established beyond warring; for virtue is better than vice, truth is better than falsehood, kindness than brutality. These, like love, never fail.

Quintin Hogg (1845-1903), English merchant, founder of the Royal Polytechnic Institute, Address, quoting his father (no date), Seldes p.188

Do you agree? Good! But more importantly, do you conduct yourself in accordance with the beliefs you just agreed are your own?

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