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The following quote is from John Dewey (1859-1952). Educated in Vermont and Johns Hopkins University, John Dewey enjoyed a lengthy career as an educator, psychologist, and philosopher.
Can you decode it?
* The hint contains three vowels.
X=B
Q=L
"QPJB, XMU AR VKC DKKU, SAQQ MQSMHT XG SACO PT. XPC AC OMT M SMH KR RMEKIAVD COG AVCGQQADGVC MVU TOKSAVD ACT XMJB CK COG TCPZAU."
Can you decode it?
* The hint contains three vowels.
X=B
Q=L
"QPJB, XMU AR VKC DKKU, SAQQ MQSMHT XG SACO PT. XPC AC OMT M SMH KR RMEKIAVD COG AVCGQQADGVC MVU TOKSAVD ACT XMJB CK COG TCPZAU."
Hint
A=IG=E
P=U
Answer
"LUCK, BAD IF NOT GOOD, WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US. BUT IT HAS A WAY OF FAVORING THE INTELLIGENT AND SHOWING ITS BACK TO THE STUPID."KEY:
A=I
B=K
C=T
D=G
E=V
G=E
H=Y
I=R
J=C
K=O
M=A
O=H
P=U
Q=L
R=F
S=W
T=S
U=D
V=N
X=B
Z=P
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