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One Of The Surest Signs Of The Philistine Is His Reverence For The Superior Tastes Of Those Who Put Him Down.
-Pauline Kael
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One Of The Surest Signs Of The
Pauline Kael
One Of The Surest Signs Of The Philistine Is His Reverence For The Superior Tastes Of Those Who Put Him Down.
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