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If you've got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it.
If you've got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Robert A. Heinlein
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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