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Also, the vast chasm of feelings between the vicarious joy you experienced when you imagined the goal achieved and the secret disappointment you felt when you gave up make you feel like shit (and guilty).
Do you see the difference? President Trump is talking about the opportunity of anyone to succeed while Adams was talking about the the opportunity of everyone to succeed.
…me that is greater than what we would have been able to produce by acting in our own self-interest. Evolution has directly tied our ability to survive to our ability to cooperate.