Few people can resist doing what is universally expected of… - Charles Dudley Warner

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Few people can resist doing what is universally expected of them. This invisible pressure is more difficult to stand against than individual tyranny.

Charles Dudley Warner

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Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 – October 20, 1900) was an American essayist and novelist.

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Alternative Names: C. D. Warner

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