In a call to action for social democracts, Mick Hume wrote, "We need to reassert an optimism of the will if our pessimism of the intellect is to ask the right questions and hope to come up with some better answers."
It's an excellent 2010 speech/article given to us by Spiked for republication.
https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Mick-Hume-Pessimism-of-the-intellect-optimism-of-the-will