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Conscience gets a lot of credit that really belongs to cowardice.

Evan Esar

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Really
Cowardice
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Credit
Conscience
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