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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus Quotes: We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.
         

We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.


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We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.
         



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