The mass of mankind is ruled not by its intermittent moral sensations, still less by self-interest, but by the needs of the moment. (John N. Gray)

The mass of mankind is ruled not by its intermittent moral sensations, still less by self-interest, but by the needs of the moment.

John N. Gray

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