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From: Ronan M Conroy
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1992 14:42

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There are three kinds of lies - lies, damned lies and statistics.
Mark Twain, Autobiography (1924) Vol 1 (Ed A B Payne)

The Penguin International Dictionary of Quotations makes no
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