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In sticking with the “statistics as a powerful weapon” metaphor that I’ve used, I will paraphrase the gun rights lobby: Probability doesn’t make mistakes; people using probability make mistakes.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2013

I will paraphrase it by saying, "There are only two places in the world, and one of these is the farm."

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.