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New York Times Magazine

January 26, 2011 //  by David Keyes

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” If you want to find out how some of us have broken our heads to find the coiner of that, get “Nice Guys Finish Seventh”: False Phrases, Spurious Sayings, and Familiar Misquotations by Ralph Keyes. William Safire

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New York Times Magazine

January 26, 2011 //  by David Keyes

Icon-busting. William Safire

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New York Times

January 26, 2011 //  by David Keyes

I am indebted to Ralph Keyes’s new quotation corrector. Edmund Morris

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All Things Considered

January 26, 2011 //  by David Keyes

Often pithy sayings we’ve always attributed to various famous figures, such as Winston Churchill, didn’t really come from their mouths. Ralph Keyes calls this “the flypaper effect.” Robert Siegel

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All Things Considered

January 26, 2011 //  by David Keyes

Ralph Keyes has come up with what he calls an immutable law of misquotation. Here it is: “Misquotes drive out real quotes.” And he’s researched and put together a book to prove it. Noah Adams

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