“You’re out of touch with reality in that regard.”
In response to "I believe that given the opportunity, most people could do most anything." from interviewer Deborah Solomon.
Questions for Charles Murray: Head of the Class http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/magazine/21wwln-Q4-t.html, New York Times Magazine, September 19, 2008.
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