You are sure your enemy is stupid because he doesn't do things as you would do them. It will make you careless, and your enemy will surprise you.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (1996)
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- 1996
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