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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes: It has been said that figures rule the world. Maybe. But I am sure that figures show us whether it is being ruled well or badly.
         

It has been said that figures rule the world. Maybe. But I am sure that figures show us whether it is being ruled well or badly.


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