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Many think that assigning blame settles matters.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Settling
Guilt
Matters
Blame
Matter
Many
Think
Assigning
Thinking
Settles

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