A Quote by J.R. Miller

Disagree with someone on the right and he is likely to think you obtuse, wrong, foolish, a dope. Disagree with someone on the left, and he is more likely to think you selfish, a sell-out, insensitive, possibly evil.

J.R. Miller

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J.R. Miller
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March 20, 1840 - July 2, 1912

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