“I am firmly convinced that the passionate will for justice and truth has done more to improve man's condition than calculating political shrewdness which in the long run only breeds general distrust.”
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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
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This page records the wording "I am firmly convinced that the passionate will for justice…," which centers on firmly, convinced, passionate. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its honesty and leadership context.
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