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The Mischief Of Children Is Seldom Actuated By Malice; That Of Grown-up People Always Is.

-Antoine Rivarol

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Antoine Rivarol

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The Mischief Of Children Is Seldom Actuated By Malice; That Of Grown-up People Always Is.

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