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Quote by Sidney Poitier
I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical,

I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical, and legal bounds through the skillful use of words – and to thereby spin, sidestep, circumvent, or bend a truth completely out of shape. To that extent, we are all liars on numerous occasions. – Sidney Poitier

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I come from a great family. Ive seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be. – Sidney Poitier

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But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity. – Sidney Poitier

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