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That Alexander Bell quote sounded way too good to be real, looks like I wasn't the only person to think that, some interesting sleuthing:

http://blog.historyofphonephreaking.org/2011/01/the-greatest...



The interesting thing is that apparently the kernel is true, but the actual quote is invented. It's a shame that people in the real world rarely give us quotes ready to be made into a movie.




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