I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers; what I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
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- What does it mean?
- The speaker clarifies that while not all Democrats are saloonkeepers, all saloonkeepers happen to be Democrats.
- In plain terms
- All saloonkeepers are Democrats, but not all Democrats are saloonkeepers.
- What can you take from it?
- Be precise when describing group memberships.
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