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There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't. Benchley's Law of Distinction

— Robert Benchley ‧ Laws

A brass balance scale holds several small wooden blocks opposite a single gray block.
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The joke divides people by whether they believe in dividing people into two kinds. It uses the same binary structure that it questions. The final line is the retained law title.

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