Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force. (Oscar Wilde)

Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force.

Oscar Wilde

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