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Our civilization is shifting from science and technology to rhetoric and litigation.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Civilization
Technology
Law
Science
Litigation
Shifting
Rhetoric

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