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In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.

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This humorous quote by Mark Twain is a satirical take on the concept of school boards. It suggests that God created idiots as a practice before creating school boards, highlighting the perceived incompetence or questionable decision-making of such institutions.
Quote by Mark Twain
Writer, American
Mark Twain was an American writer and humorist.
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