Cynicism is not a neutral position — and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive. I
In my view, it is the most common and easy of evils. I know this because much of my early life was spent holding the world and the people in it in contempt. It was a position both seductive and indulgent.
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