A Quote by Wayne LaPierre
For someone attacked by criminals to be victimized a second time by a second-guessing legal system is wrong.
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Second guessing a decision is a waste of time.
Managers have people second-guessing them all the time.
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You just can't spend any time second-guessing yourself.
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