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"It's the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill."

John Gunther, American Journalist

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"It's the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill."

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"It's the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill."

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