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When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

Max Lerner

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Max Lerner
Age: 89 †
Born: 1902
Born: December 20
Died: 1992
Died: June 5
Journalist
Writer
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Remember
Evils
Still
Ethics
Always
Integrity
Hatred
Choose
Evil
Two
Stills
Lesser

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