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When you look out the window and see an unjust world,
\nWhen you look in your heart and see the strength to improve it,
\nWhat is left to you but the choice between cynicism and idealism?<\/p>\n

I choose to believe in life because the alternative is unbearable!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you look out the window and see an unjust world, When you look in your heart and see the strength to improve it, What is left to you but the choice between cynicism and idealism? 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