The public appears disposed to be amused even when they are conscious of being deceived.

P.T. Barnum

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Topic

The masses

Author

P.T. Barnum

Language

English

Time

1855 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Businessperson

From

United States

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Original Citation

Barnum, P. T. The Life of P. T. Barnum. New York: Redfield, 1855, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Barnum, P. T. Barnum's Own Story: The Autobiography of P. T. Barnum. Dover Publications, 2017, ch. 7.

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Time
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Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850, ch. 24.

Current Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, edited by Brian Harding. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 24.

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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Henry David Thoreau

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Economy." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

Current Citation

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