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# Norman Friedman

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Norman Friedman is an American author, analyst, strategist, and historian. He has written more than 30 books and numerous articles on naval and other military matters, has worked for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and has appeared on television programs including PBS, the Discovery Channel, C-SPAN,

##  Quotes by Norman Friedman

> [“... unfools of unbeing ... means quite clearly people who are too stereotyped to be eccentric – people who are too dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-friedman/unfools-of-unbeing-means-quite-clearly-people-who-are-too-stereotyped/)

[Norman Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-friedman/)

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