Family Quote by Hyeonseo Lee

“I’ll do whatever it takes. Humans are selfish and care only for themselves and their families. Am I any different?… Not only did I believe that humans were selfish and base, I also knew that plenty of them were actually bad – content to destroy lives for their own gain.” quote by Hyeonseo Lee — Download Open image

““I’ll do whatever it takes. Humans are selfish and care only for themselves and their families. Am I any different?… Not only did I believe that humans were selfish and base, I also knew that plenty of them were actually bad – content to destroy lives for their own gain.””

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