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The only way you can control people is to lie to them. You can write that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them.
L. Ron Hubbard
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L. Ron Hubbard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1911
Born: January 1
Died: 1986
Died: January 1
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