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Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.
Sydney J. Harris
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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
Sydney Harris
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It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall but it is the task of a just society to see that the wall is climbable.
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