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Quote by Jacques Barzun
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better lea

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game. – Jacques Barzun

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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on ones share in the worlds work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. – Jacques Barzun

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Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you. – Leo Durocher

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