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Who is it that first said that "insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result”?

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by Alatea on May 18, 2006 at 8:13 am Permalink

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Benjamin Franklin who died in 1790 is credited with this quote about insanity.
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."
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