Don’t You See How Crazy This Is | Discipline Is Destiny: Ruling Over Yourself
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🗓️ 13 September 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
It’s very easy to be jaded. It’s very easy to be cynical. The system is, as it was in Rome, hopelessly broken. Corruption, dishonesty, and stupidity are all widespread. The odds are impossible. The problems enormous. So why care? Why even try?
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