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It is easier to tear down than to build up

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It is easier to tear down than to build up.

Prov. Destroying things is easier than building them. Jill: That poor politician—he served honestly and well for all those years and now his career is ruined by one little scandal. Jane: It is easier to tear down than to build up.

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