"What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's never enough. You will always discover, after the fact, that you've missed something."

Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian Public Servant

People, Fact, Will

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"What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's never enough. You will always discover, after the fact, that you've missed something."

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