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Mike McDermott
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
— Rounders · 1998
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker offers a rule for dealing with people: be open and trusting toward everyone, but still check that the game is fair. In a card game, cutting the deck is the small safeguard that lets trust exist without leaving it exposed to cheating.
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