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William Penn Adair Rogers
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The following quotes are from William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (1879-1935). He was a Cherokee-American cowboy whose credits included comedian, humorist and actor.
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
R=C, Z=F
"PNXOUBWHUAUHAEE WE MGED OHXDKAN JOS XZ EOSWHF O ZACCXJ WE DXX COTS DX ZXNB OH XVWHWXH."
"RKOXDWR ORDWXH WE VNAZANOPCA DX XNUANCS WHORDWXH."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
* The hint contains three vowels.
R=C, Z=F
"PNXOUBWHUAUHAEE WE MGED OHXDKAN JOS XZ EOSWHF O ZACCXJ WE DXX COTS DX ZXNB OH XVWHWXH."
"RKOXDWR ORDWXH WE VNAZANOPCA DX XNUANCS WHORDWXH."
Hint
O=AW=I
X=O
Answer
"BROADMINDEDNESS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING A FELLOW IS TOO LAZY TO FORM AN OPINION.""CHAOTIC ACTION IS PREFERABLE TO ORDERLY INACTION."
KEY:
A=E
B=M
C=L
D=T
E=S
F=G
G=U
H=N
J=W
K=H
M=J
N=R
O=A
P=B
R=C
S=Y
T=Z
U=D
V=P
W=I
X=O
Z=F
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