"A federation of all humanity, together with a sufficient measure of social justice, to ensure health, education, and a rough equality of opportunity t...

Given as much law as that man will be able to do anything and go anywhere, an the only trace of pessimism left in the human prospect today is a faint flavour that one was born so soon.
~ H. G. Wells ~












Given as much law as that man will be able to do anything and go anywhere, an the only trace of pess...
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