I am very conscious of the fact that our feelings and strivings are often contradictory and obscure and that they cannot be expressed in easy and simple formulas.

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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Why Socialism? (1949), but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.

Likely origin: Why Socialism? (1949)

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This page records the wording "I am very conscious of the fact that our feelings…," which centers on conscious, feelings, strivings. 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 wisdom context.

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