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After all, most of us have lived lives based on commitments made without any way of knowing where they would lead. The uncertainty is an essential element in commitment, the acceptance of consequences an essential element in fidelity.
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The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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December 8, 1939
Died:
January 2, 2021
(aged 81)
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