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To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a sign of ignorance. Great scholars and writers and polite speakers use simple words.
Joseph Devlin
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Joseph Devlin
Age: 62 †
Born: 1871
Born: February 13
Died: 1934
Died: January 18
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