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The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain—is floating in mid-air—until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.
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The quote says that a benefit enjoyed by one person or group remains fragile if others do not share in it. “Floating in mid-air” suggests that private success has no secure foundation on its own. Good becomes lasting when it is protected for everyone and made part of the community’s ordinary life.
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