Carolina Quotes[M]odern sucker civilization, in which, basically, most things that are not worth doing are done badly.
Robert Ruark Carolinian
Source
p. 255
- work
- "Nothing Works and Nobody Cares" (1965)
- year
- 1965
- locator
- p. 255
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“[M]odern sucker civilization, in which, basically, most thin…” Robert Ruark. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-4796DCBBF5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/4796dcbbf5
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