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A man generally has two reasons for doing a thing: one that sounds good, and a real one.

John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) American banker and financier
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Quoted in Owen Wister, Roosevelt: The Story of a Friendship, p. 280 (1930).

Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Feb-04
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A man always has two reasons for what he does — a good one, and the real one.

John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) American banker and financier
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Attributed in Owen Wister, Roosevelt: The Story of a Friendship (1930)

Added on 29-Feb-08 | Last updated 29-Feb-08
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