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“What we need to envision the future, ... stop thinking about the present and saying, 'Let's put a Band-Aid here.”

Quote by Bill Vaughan

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Bill Vaughan was an American author, born on October 8, 1915, and passed away on February 25, 1977. Known for his humorous and satirical writing style, his works were well-received by readers for their unique perspective on everyday life and social phenomena. more

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Author:Bill Vaughan

“Ambassador Mulford has made wide-ranging intervention in the internal affairs of India. To say the least, it is very unfortunate. It confirms our earlier apprehension that he is directly interfering in India's internal affairs.”

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“The Democratic leadership has expressed great concern for the incarceration rate in the commonwealth in the last few years. Now they want to fill the prisons up with people who would violate the merit law, a law that's been proven to be ambiguous at best and impossible to understand at worst.”

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“Art cannot be subordinate to its subject, otherwise it is not art but biography.”

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“Hell is very likely to be modernization infinitely extended.”

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Book:Jumpers

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Book:Jumpers

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Source: Jumpers