That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. (Thomas Babington Macaulay)

That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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