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First guideline of the forum

said by Logan Macnair (from Troll, read by Tamir Barzilai)

“Never accept the philosophies of fatalism, defeatism or nihilism. The survival of our people is reliant upon your ability to not give up even against seemingly impossible odds. Your ancestors survived and persevered so that you could be here today; you owe it to the future generations to do the same.”

Where it appears 1

merchant of masksEp 6 · with Logan Macnair
Listen at 58:39 Read it in the transcript

Connections

Said by

Logan Macnair

References

Troll

Themes and ideas

Self-Help as Gateway to Extremism

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