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Evan Esar

America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.

Evan Esar

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The statement highlights that in America, college professors typically make significantly more money annually than athletes do in just one week. This comparison is used to show the country's financial commitment to education relative to sports.

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