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Most men had rather say a smart thing than do a good one. John P. Kotter, Leading Change.

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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
Good
Men
Leading
John
Communication
Smart
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Change
Thing

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