You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation…

Terry Pratchett
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You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation was, ‘But we’ve always done it this way.’ A million dead people can’t have been wrong, can they? ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). The Fifth Elephant: (Discworld Novel 24), p.41, Random House
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You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation was, ‘But we’ve always done it this way.’ A million dead people can’t have been wrong, can they? ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). The Fifth Elephant: (Discworld Novel 24), p.41, Random House

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