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Thorstein Veblen Quotes: The first duty of an editor is to gauge the sentiment of his reader, and then to tell them what they like to believe.
         

The first duty of an editor is to gauge the sentiment of his reader, and then to tell them what they like to believe.


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The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law.



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Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows.



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The possession of wealth confers honor; it is an invidious distinction.



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The dog commends himself to our favor by affording play to our propensity for mastery



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Born in iniquity and conceived in sin, the spirit of nationalism has never ceased to bend human institutions to the service of dissension and distress.




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