He basically lived in the worst of times, with the worst of contrasts between his youth and his adulthood, leaping not like a swimmer into cleanness but into unspeakable filth and blood and despair. And he kept his faith, kept his energy, kept his optimism, fought with all his manifold weapons for civilization and peace. I am, we are, everyone basically is, much less gifted but that particular state of mind is not exclusive.
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