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Reason May Be The Lever, But Sentiment Gives You The Fulcrum And The Place To Stand On If You Want To Move The World.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Reason May Be The Lever, But Sentiment
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Reason May Be The Lever, But Sentiment Gives You The Fulcrum And The Place To Stand On If You Want To Move The World.
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