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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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- Abraham Lincoln
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- Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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Supplied reference B; unit 191; PDF page 22; printed attribution: Abraham Lincoln; collection label: Famous quotations
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