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Believe Quote by Jesse Ball

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“Not that believing such things has anything to do with whether they are true. You see that, don't you?”

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Never underestimate the power of the human mind to believe what it wants to believe, no matter the conflicting evidence.

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That's why I don't generally talk about endorsements because I don't believe we have to tell people who to vote for.

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