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Pessimists—Moral squinters, who, being incapable of a straig

Pessimists—Moral squinters, who, being incapable of a straightforward view, imagine that penetration is evinced by universal suspicion and mistrust. – Paul Chatfield

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Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing. – Paul Chatfield

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