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Quote by Lionel Trilling
Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary wea

Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony. – Lionel Trilling

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Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. – Lionel Trilling

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Once we got over the origin story, we could really delve deeper into their lives and characters and angst. So this movie actually has more heart, more humor. – Avi Arad

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Nothing is more curious than the almost savage hostility that humor excites in those who lack it. – George Saintsbury

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