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The Misattribution Crisis

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Mark Twain2 entries“I apologize for such a long letter—I didn’t have time to write a short one.”
Albert Einstein1 entry“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Anne Boleyn1 entry“Well behaved women rarely make history.”
Benjamin Franklin1 entry“I apologize for such a long letter—I didn’t have time to write a short one.”
C.S. Lewis1 entry“You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.”
Eleanor Roosevelt1 entry“Well behaved women rarely make history.”
Goethe1 entry“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate.”
Kurt Vonnegut1 entry“I apologize for such a long letter—I didn’t have time to write a short one.”
Marilyn Monroe1 entry“Well behaved women rarely make history.”
T.S. Eliot1 entry“I apologize for such a long letter—I didn’t have time to write a short one.”
William Shakespeare1 entry“The earth has music for those who listen.”