Carolina QuotesPeople will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right – especially if events prove you right while proving them wrong.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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- Is Reality Optional? (1993)
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- 1993
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“People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never…” Thomas Sowell. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-EB25E1484D. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/eb25e1484d
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