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There Is Apparently No Surer Way Of Turning A Thing Into Its Opposite Than By Exaggerating It
-Eric Hoffer
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There Is Apparently No Surer Way Of
Eric Hoffer
There Is Apparently No Surer Way Of Turning A Thing Into Its Opposite Than By Exaggerating It
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