There is no peace and no rest in the development of material interests. They have their law, and … - Joseph Conrad

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In the holy solipsism of the young Now I can't walk thru a city street w<br>out eying each single pedestrian. I feel thier vibe thru my skin, the hair on my neck --- it rises.

Joseph Conrad

There is no peace and no rest in the development of material interests. They have their law, and their justice. But it is founded on expediency, and is inhuman; it is without rectitude, without the continuity and the force that can be found only in a moral principle.

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