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I've never known, at least a modern historical instance, where the truth wasn't superior to distortion in every way.
-Shelby Foote
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I've Never Known, At Least A Modern

Shelby Foote
I've never known, at least a modern historical instance, where the truth wasn't superior to distortion in every way.
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