Sutt said, "No. You are not the man." "You don't believe me?" "I mean I don't trust you. You're smooth-tongued. You befooled me properly when I thoug… - Isaac Asimov
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Sutt said, "No. You are not the man." "You don't believe me?" "I mean I don't trust you. You're smooth-tongued. You befooled me properly when I thought I had you under proper care on your first trip to Korell. When I thought I had you cornered at the trial, you wormed your way out of it and into the mayor's chair by demagoguery. There is nothing straight about you; no motive that hasn't another behind it; no statement that hasn't three meanings.
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
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