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An American Of The Present Day Reading His Sunday Newspaper In A State Of Lazy Collapse Is One Of The Most Perfect Symbols Of The Triumph Of Quantity Over Quality That The World Has Yet Seen.
-Irving Babbitt
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An American Of The Present Day Reading

Irving Babbitt
An American Of The Present Day Reading His Sunday Newspaper In A State Of Lazy Collapse Is One Of The Most Perfect Symbols Of The Triumph Of Quantity Over Quality That The World Has Yet Seen.
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