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I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

E. L. Doctorow
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E.L. Doctorow (2010). “Ragtime: A Novel”, p.66, Random House
I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.