Hope is what remains when illusions and superficial optimism fall away.
Volodymyr Turchynovskyy
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- One year after Notre Dame: Thinking with gratitude from Ukraine, November 17, 2025; Complete sentence in On Hope section. Full original essay read; attribution follows article byline. 11 words.
- One year after Notre Dame: Thinking with gratitude from Ukraine, November 17, 2025
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