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> [The best test to know whether an entity is real or fictional is the test of suffering. A nation cannot suffer, feel pain or fear, or has no consciousness. Even if it loses a war, the soldier suffers, the civilians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-rantzen/the-best-test-to-know-whether-an-entity-is-real-or-fictional-is-the/)

Esther Rantzen

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## More by Esther Rantzen

> [Nobody ever feels rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-rantzen/nobody-ever-feels-rich/)

Esther Rantzen

> [The best test to know whether an entity is real or fictional is the test of suffering. A nation cannot suffer, feel pain or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-rantzen/the-best-test-to-know-whether-an-entity-is-real-or-fictional-is-the/)

Esther Rantzen

> [I want to spend more time with my family, but I'm not sure they want to spend more time with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-rantzen/i-want-to-spend-more-time-with-my-family-but-i-m-not-sure-they-want/)

Esther Rantzen

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