Machiavellianism Scale - Mach IV (Version 1)
“Barnum was wrong when he said that there's a sucker born every minute. (R)”
CITM_b0e230147bef · 2 source instruments · 1 surface variant
barnum was wrong when he said that theres a sucker born every minute r
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“Barnum was wrong when he said that there's a sucker born every minute. (R)”
“Barnum was wrong when he said that there's a sucker born every minute. (R)”
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