Until the world perceives that "good” cannot be applied to a thing because it is our own, and "bad” because it is another's, there is no prospect of realizing community. (Richard Weaver)

Until the world perceives that "good” cannot be applied to a thing because it is our own, and "bad” because it is another's, there is no prospect of realizing community.

Richard Weaver

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