William Thomas Green Morton - That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such l...

William Thomas Green Morton Zitate

That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history.

William Thomas Green Morton

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Dieses so unwahrscheinliche Ergebnis sollte einem Mann zugestanden werden, der über ein so begrenztes Talent und so viele Mängel verfügt, und einer, dem es an Ethik und Anstand fehlt, war eine der bitteren Ironien der Geschichte.

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