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> [“As part of this research, one group of participants was asked which two countries are more similar to one another, East Germany…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gilovich/as-part-of-this-research-one-group-of-participants-was-asked-which/)

[Thomas Gilovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gilovich/)

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> [“Of course, some things about our two countries are very similar and some things are very different. Some things we understand about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/of-course-some-things-about-our-two-countries-are-very-similar-and/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [“countries with similar growth rates of income per capita can end up with very different capital/income ratios simply because their demographic growth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-piketty/countries-with-similar-growth-rates-of-income-per-capita-can-end-up/)

[Thomas Piketty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-piketty/)

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