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Dan Rather Quotes: An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
         

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.


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An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
         



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