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Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

Laurence J. Peter

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Laurence J. Peter
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: September 16
Died: 1990
Died: January 12
Psychologist
Teacher
Vancouver
British Columbia
Laurence Johnston Peter
Laurence Peter
Everyone
Sarcastic
Means
Fairs
Mean
Fair
Love
Equal
Opportunist
Life
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Incompetence
Chance
Incompetent
Freedom
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