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Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable, however much we may despise the flatterer.

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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Always
Administered
Flatterer
Flattery
Despise
Acceptable
However
May
Much
Judiciously

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