Unfortunately for the good sense of mankind, the fact of their fallibility is far from carrying the weight … - John Stuart Mill

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When you do not have the basic requirements for survival and safety and belongingness and where there are huge inequities then fear turns into hatred.

John Stuart Mill

Unfortunately for the good sense of mankind, the fact of their fallibility is far from carrying the weight in their practical judgement, which is always allowed to it in theory; for while every one well knows himself to be fallible, few think it necessary to take any precautions against their own fallibility.

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