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Quote by Alfred Binet
We must protest and react against this brutal pessimism; we will try to demonstrate that it is founded on nothing.
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The speakers reject what they call “brutal pessimism” and insist it should not be accepted without challenge. They plan to protest against it and show that its bleak view has no sound basis. The quote expresses confidence that this pessimism can be answered through argument and demonstration.
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