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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk - Unquestionably society ought...
Unquestionably society ought to be so organised as to render self-sacrifice superfluous, for as long as men exist who are ready and willing to make sacrifices, so long will egoists take advantage of these sacrifices. (Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk)

Unquestionably society ought to be so organised as to render self-sacrifice superfluous, for as long as men exist who are ready and willing to make sacrifices, so long will egoists take advantage of these sacrifices.

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

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