Most people do not go to the dentist until they have a toothache; most societies do not reform … - Charles Issawi

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Everyone is calm and collected but I am telling you something - I am not calm and I am not collected. It's a sick world out there.

Charles Issawi

Most people do not go to the dentist until they have a toothache; most societies do not reform abuses until the victims begin to make life uncomfortable for others.

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