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> I was joking, see, To be a convict you have to be convicted. The statement
> is true for both meanings of conviction. I agree with you; I did not mean
> to imply that conviction is a bad thing.
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> p.s. the quote is not an original it's from Robert A. Wilson.
I had not heard it, but thanks for the insight and the author. I did
get a chuckle out of it.