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Thomas Paine - Man cannot, properly speaking, make...
Man cannot, properly speaking, make circumstances for his purpose, but he always has it in his power to improve them when they occur... (Thomas Paine)

Man cannot, properly speaking, make circumstances for his purpose, but he always has it in his power to improve them when they occur...

Thomas Paine

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