Carolina QuotesWe are all fools when one wise man appears.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Call Of Earth (1992)
- year
- 1992
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“We are all fools when one wise man appears.” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-9A6BC8C94C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/9a6bc8c94c
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