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To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

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Will Durant
Age: 96 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 5
Died: 1981
Died: November 7
Historian
Philosopher
Writer
North Adams
Massachusetts
William James Will Durant
William James Durant
Half
Art
Nothing
Diplomats
Diplomacy
Speaking
Communication
Especially

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Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.
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