One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always try to think before I talk. - Margaret Chase Smith (1897 - 1995): Speech, Westbrook Junior College, 7 Jun 1953
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今日の世界が抱える諸問題の、根本的原因の一つは「人の語る事余りに多く、その思う事余りに少なし」というところにあります。そういう人たちによって、無思慮で衝動的な事件が引き起こされる。私は常々、喋る前に考えてみるよう意識しています。 - マーガレット・チェイス・スミス (1897 - 1995): 1953年６月７日、ウェストブルック短期大学での演説
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