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There Was Never An Idea Started That Woke Up Men Out Of Their Stupid Indifference But Its Originator Was Spoken Of As A Crank.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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There Was Never An Idea Started That
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
There Was Never An Idea Started That Woke Up Men Out Of Their Stupid Indifference But Its Originator Was Spoken Of As A Crank.
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