There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. The Boscombe Valley Mystery
"The essence of the Agricultural Revolution: the ability to keep more people alive under worse conditions.” Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
"Well, am I to humor them, these provincial aristocrats? Fathers and Sons
The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands. The Soul of Man Under Socialism
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