"I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will."
— Antonio Gramsci

January 1, 1970

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Letter from Prison (19 December 1929); also attributed to Romain Rolland. :w:it:Pessimismo dell'intelligenza, ottimismo della volontà