Books · 1940
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
— James Thurber · "The Owl Who Was God," Fables for Our Time
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
This twist on a familiar saying is a wry complaint about gullibility. Rather than allowing that fooling everyone all the time is impossible, it says deceivers can fool far too many people, far too often. The humour carries a sour view of how easily crowds are misled.
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