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An aphorism is a personal observation inflated into a universal truth, a private posing as a general.

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Stefan Kanfer
Age: 85 †
Born: 1933
Born: May 17
Died: 2018
Died: June 19
Military Personnel
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New York City
New York
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Inflated
Truth
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Aphorism
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