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No man was ever more than about nine meals away from crime or suicide.

Eric Sevareid (1912-1992) American journalist [Arnold Eric Sevareid]

“A New Kind of Leadership,” speech, Conference on Vision Care, Washington, DC (26 Apr 1974)

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No man was ever more than about nine meals away from crime or suicide. For more discussion of this and other closely parallel quotations, see: There Are Only Nine Meals Between Mankind and Anarchy – Quote Investigator.