Self-knowledge is like lost innocence; however unsettling you find it, it can never be 'unthought' or 'unknown'. (Michael J. Sandel)

Self-knowledge is like lost innocence; however unsettling you find it, it can never be 'unthought' or 'unknown'.

Michael J. Sandel

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