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G.F. Braun

G.F. Braun

Intellectual Insecurity

Intellectual Insecurity
 
When I must read reports
I really don’t feel too slick
If I can’t see what’s wrong
When I encounter a [sic].

Published with permission by "The Wall Street Journal," Sept.12, 1993-

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