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Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking.

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Sioux City
Iowa
Ann Landers
Esther Pauline Friedman
Remember
Make
Argument
Takes
Wrong
Talking
Two

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