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The True Work Of A Critic Is Not To Make His Hearer Believe Him, But Agree With Him.
-John Ruskin
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The True Work Of A Critic Is
John Ruskin
The True Work Of A Critic Is Not To Make His Hearer Believe Him, But Agree With Him.
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