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I Am The Same Kind Of Moron As The Rest Of You, It's The Method That Does The Work, For Me As Well As For You.
-Alfred Korzybski
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I Am The Same Kind Of Moron
Alfred Korzybski
I Am The Same Kind Of Moron As The Rest Of You, It's The Method That Does The Work, For Me As Well As For You.
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