Abandon Quote by Alexander McCall Smith

“We need to believe I think in justice. We need to run our lives as if justice existed... If we abandon a belief that justice will eventually be done, we make this world much more difficult for ourselves.” quote by Alexander McCall Smith — Download Open image

“We need to believe I think in justice. We need to run our lives as if justice existed... If we abandon a belief that justice will eventually be done, we make this world much more difficult for ourselves.”

Alexander McCall Smith

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