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Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Baltasar Gracian
Baltasar Gracian
Born: Jan 8, 1601
Died: Dec 6, 1658

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Argument, Side, Right Side, Take, Taken, Wrong, Wrong Side, Because, Opponent, Just, Just Because, Your, Right

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