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Quotation #34899 from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
Michael Crichton, Caltech Michelin Lecture, January 17, 2003
US author & screenwriter (1942 - 2008)  

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