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Richard Davenport-Hines Quotes: He never sat an examination in economics: his knowledge came from pondering problems and discussing them as much as from book-learning.
         

He never sat an examination in economics: his knowledge came from pondering problems and discussing them as much as from book-learning.


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He never sat an examination in economics: his knowledge came from pondering problems and discussing them as much as from book-learning.
         



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