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We believe what we want to believe, what we like to believe, what suits our prejudices and fuels our passions.

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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
Sydney Harris
Believe
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Prejudices
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