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title: "3 Goodness Mankind Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [There are those who do not hold that there is any innate goodness to mankind. To them I say, had you lived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-carey/there-are-those-who-do-not-hold-that-there-is-any-innate-goodness-to/)

[Jacqueline Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-carey/)

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> [“Do I believe in an old man in the clouds with a white beard judging us mortals with a moral code from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-winman/do-i-believe-in-an-old-man-in-the-clouds-with-a-white-beard-judging/)

[Sarah Winman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-winman/)

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> [“He has written about equality, the perfectibility of human nature, and the essential goodness of mankind for many years -- he judges…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/he-has-written-about-equality-the-perfectibility-of-human-nature-and/)

[Patrick O'Brian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-o-brian/)

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