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This is stupid. Capablanca explained exactly why he advocated studying endgames, and it had nothing to do with availability of material.
“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”
― Chapterhouse: Dune
― Chapterhouse: Dune
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“One never quite allows for the moron in our midst.”
― The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
― The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”
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