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Tasmanian Devil

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10. Nice writeup!

Reply to sl8 (Reply #7)

Sat May 9, 2026, 06:04 PM

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I particularly liked this:

... it is very likely that in a few years, yet another writer will paraphrase the modern version of the quotation, distorting the wording and meaning of Lucretius’ original quote even further. At that point, we should take pity on Plato and simply attribute the quote to Abraham Lincoln. Finis.

My favorite quote of all time:

Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet. — Abraham Lincoln

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