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“The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't…” quote by Thomas Sowell — Download Open image

“The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling.”

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