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. . . Americans Are The Best Entertained And Quite Likely The Least Well-informed People In The Western World.
-Neil Postman
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. . . Americans Are The Best
Neil Postman
. . . Americans Are The Best Entertained And Quite Likely The Least Well-informed People In The Western World.
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