We proceed in this society of ours on the possibly valid but untrue assumption that the public knows what it wants — indeed, that it is given suffici… - Edward Albee

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We proceed in this society of ours on the possibly valid but untrue assumption that the public knows what it wants — indeed, that it is given sufficient information about what is available to make such a judgment. And then we jump, irresponsibly and absurdly, to the notion that there is a valid relationship between what the public wants and what it should want.