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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enou

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. – James Thurber

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The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. – James Thurber

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