> "I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will." > Antonio Gramsci in a Letter from Prison (December 1929) I think this is probabl

> "I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will." > Antonio Gramsci in a Letter from Prison (December 1929) I think this is probably the correct position to take, and I try to hold on to it. I often fail to have optimism of the will, but I suppose pessimism of the intelligence is better than simple cynicism.