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In 1927, the story goes, a Detroit secretary burst excitedly into her boss’s office and cried, “Mr. Smith! A man has just flown across the Atlantic all by himself!” Smith, engrossed in reports, did not respond. She tried again: “Mr. Smith, you don’t understand — all by himself a man has flown the Atlantic!” This time he looked up. “All by himself a man can do anything,” he said. “When a committee flies the Atlantic, let me know.” William Manchester, in Modern Maturity.
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