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Books are certainly old fashioned, but only people with a very limited perception are silly enough to condemn ideas because of their age. it is, of course, equally silly to condemn the new fangled simply because it is strange.
-Prince Philip
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Books Are Certainly Old Fashioned, But Only

Prince Philip
Books are certainly old fashioned, but only people with a very limited perception are silly enough to condemn ideas because of their age. it is, of course, equally silly to condemn the new fangled simply because it is strange.
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