BY JAMES E. JENNINGS

ATLANTA, Georgia — The most solemn and terrifying words ever uttered are those inscribed over the gateway to Hell in Dante's "Inferno": "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!" Hope is essential for human survival, both as individuals and as nations.

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