God's world is a good place. The one thing not good in it is we. How little justice and humility there is in us. How little we understand true patriotism! (Anton Chekhov)

God's world is a good place. The one thing not good in it is we. How little justice and humility there is in us. How little we understand true patriotism!

Anton Chekhov

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