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- All men are at heart critics. And, since time immemorial, they have always felt they can run the other fellow's show better than he can. It gives them a feeling of satisfaction to believe that they may have started someone on the road to success.--Edward (Major) Bowes, describing the appeal of Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour.
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