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Fair Quote by Leif Enger

“Listening to Dad's guitar, halting yet lovely in the search for phrasing, I thought: Fair is whatever God wants to do.” quote by Leif Enger — Download Open image

““Listening to Dad's guitar, halting yet lovely in the search for phrasing, I thought: Fair is whatever God wants to do.””

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Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.

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Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people.

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'Vanity Fair' is a left-wing rag.

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I believe that free but fair trade is an absolute imperative.

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