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Well stated, Anthony. The English poet Alexander Pope wrote, “Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blest.” The central statement “Hope springs eternal" has become idiomatic in Western cultures with good reason.

I used to see a bumper sticker in the '80s that read "Since I gave up hope, I feel much better". That struck me as nihilistic. Thanks for your comment. It stirred my thinking in a good way.

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