What is Tradition? It’s the thing we laugh at the English for having, and we beat them practicing it.
Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
“More Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat,”
Saturday Evening Post (1928-05-26)
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Added on 24-Apr-24 | Last updated 24-Apr-24
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