Able Quote by Carrie Chapman Catt

“What is prejudice? An opinion, which is not based upon reason; a judgment, without having heard the argument; a feeling, without being able to trace from whence it came.”

Carrie Chapman Catt

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If we learn from the experience, there is no failure, only delayed victory.

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