It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a…

Raymond Chandler
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It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant flow of fraudulent advertising is no trivial thing. There is more than one way to conquer a country ✨ 1951 Letter to Carl Barndt, 15 Nov.
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