The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sampl…

Walter Lippmann
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The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class. ✨ Walter Lippmann (2012). Public Opinion, p.83, Courier Corporation
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The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class. ✨ Walter Lippmann (2012). Public Opinion, p.83, Courier Corporation

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