Being myself animated by feelings of affection toward my fellowmen, I …

Joseph Conrad
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Being myself animated by feelings of affection toward my fellowmen, I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of enterprise, ingenuity, impudence, and resource in certain individuals, it proves to my mind the wide prevalence of that form of mental degradation which is called gullibility. ✨ Joseph Conrad (2015). A Set of Six, p.103, Sheba Blake Publishing
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