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Quote by Saul Bellow
The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a h

The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches the first prize. – Saul Bellow

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A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. – Saul Bellow

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Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining. – Saul Bellow

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