The middle class, that prisoner of the barbarian 20th century.

Quote by Sinclair Lewis

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Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods,...

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods,...

People will buy anything that is 'one to a customer.'

People will buy anything that is 'one to a customer.'

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a...

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a...

There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of...

There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of...

What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.

What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods,...

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods,...

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a...

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a...

There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of...

There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of...

When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that...

When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that...

Our American professors like their literature clear and cold and pure and very dead.

Our American professors like their literature clear and cold and pure and very dead.

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.

Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.

Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.

I can not understand why ministers presume to deliver sermons every week at appointed hours...

I can not understand why ministers presume to deliver sermons every week at appointed hours...

Damn the great executives, the men of measured merriment, damn the men with careful smiles...

Damn the great executives, the men of measured merriment, damn the men with careful smiles...

Winter is not a season, it's an occupation.

Winter is not a season, it's an occupation.

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know...

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know...

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the...

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the...

I believe anything is possible. Research into quantum physics proves that a system changes simply...

I believe anything is possible. Research into quantum physics proves that a system changes simply...

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I...

After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I...

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has...

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has...

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...