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Quote by William Hazlitt
There is not a more mean, stupid, dastardly, pitiless, selfish, sp

There is not a more mean, stupid, dastardly, pitiless, selfish, spiteful, envious, ungrateful animal than the Public. It is the greatest of cowards, for it is afraid of itself. – William Hazlitt

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We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. – William Hazlitt

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Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public. – Johann von Goethe

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A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded. – Abraham Lincoln

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