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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake

To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself. – Thomas Carlyle

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