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Joseph Conrad Quotes: As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices.
         

As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices.


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As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices.
         



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