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Men Become Civilized, Not In Proportion To Their Willingness To Believe, But In Their Readiness To Doubt.
-H. L. Mencken
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Men Become Civilized, Not In Proportion To
H. L. Mencken
Men Become Civilized, Not In Proportion To Their Willingness To Believe, But In Their Readiness To Doubt.
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