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As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Freedom
Scarce
Funny
Betrayal
War
Supply
Truth
Deception
Always
Excess
Atheism
Demand
Trust

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