Carolina QuotesDifficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Edward R. Murrow Carolinian
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Comments after President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address (20 January 1961).
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- 1961
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“Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.” Edward R. Murrow. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A7A237BD30. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a7a237bd30
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