I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability. (Bertrand Russell)

I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability.

Bertrand Russell

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