Charles Dickens's Quote - A man in public life expects to be sneered at — it is the fault o

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A man in public life expects to be sneered at -- it is the fault o

A man in public life expects to be sneered at — it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself. – Charles Dickens

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