One of the paradoxes of our age is the fact that the intellectuals, the politicians and all the sundry voices that choke, like asthma, the throat of our communications media have never gasped and stuttered so loudly about their devotion to the public good and about the people’s will as the supreme criterion of value—and never have they been so grossly indifferent to the people.
One of the paradoxes of our age is that politicians have never stuttered so loudly about their devotion to the public good...and never have they been so grossly indifferent to the people.
. and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.
One‧of‧ the‧ paradoxes‧ of‧ our‧ age‧ is‧ th e‧afact‧ that‧ the‧ intellectu ls,‧the‧politicians‧ and‧have‧all‧ the‧ sundry‧ voices‧ that‧ choke,‧ like‧ asthma,‧ the‧ throat‧ of‧ our‧ communications‧ media‧ never‧ gasped‧stuttered‧and‧ so‧ loudly‧ about‧ their‧ devotion‧ to‧ the‧ public‧ good ‧...and‧and‧ about‧ the‧ people’s‧ will‧ as‧ the‧ supreme‧ criterion‧ of‧ value— never‧ have‧ they‧ been‧ so‧ grossly‧ indifferent‧ to‧ the‧ people.
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