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"Awful momentum makes carrying through easier than calling off folly."

Barbara Tuchman, American Historian

Momentum, Observation, Truth, Wisdom

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"Awful momentum makes carrying through easier than calling off folly."

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"Awful momentum makes carrying through easier than calling off folly."

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