"It is often the people who refuse to assume any responsibility who are apt to be the sharpest critics of those who do."

Ethics, Responsibility, Accountability, Observation, Critique

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"It is often the people who refuse to assume any responsibility who are apt to be the sharpest critics of those who do."

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