The more complex the world situation becomes, the more scientific and rational analysis you have to have, the less you can do with simple good will and sentiment. (Reinhold Niebuhr)

The more complex the world situation becomes, the more scientific and rational analysis you have to have, the less you can do with simple good will and sentiment.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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