“High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.”
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Religion is compulsory in English schools, you know.
I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.
The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply.
It's impossible, I think, however much I'd become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I don't think I'd ever change my view that socialism is the best political moment humans have ever come up with.