“To verify the concreteness and reliability of someone it's necessary to ask him two identical questions at a distance of time and compare whether his answers and actions coincide or no.”

— Prevale

Original: Per verificare la concretezza e l'affidabilità di qualcuno è necessario porgli due identiche domande a distanza di tempo e confrontare se le sue risposte ed azioni coincidano o no.
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