Ralph Waldo Emerson: The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome.

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome.

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