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Anne Frank

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.

Anne Frank

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Anne Frank is saying that even though there is a lot of suffering and chaos in the world, she chooses to trust that people are fundamentally kind and good. She refuses to base her optimism on negative experiences like pain and loss because that would not be a strong or hopeful foundation.

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