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A moral dilemma is equally absorbing whether the stakes are the destiny of nations or the happiness of one or two people - at the most.

A moral dilemma is equally absorbing whether the stakes are the destiny of nations or the happiness of one or two people – at the most.
– Alexander McCall Smith

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