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Men have the illusion of having a duty to make the world spin properly, which is precisely what makes it wobble.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
Author
Writer
Haverhill
Massachusetts
Properly
Illusion
Duty
Makes
Make
Men
Wobble
World
Spin
Precisely

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