It was not the fashion for politicians who aspired to elect… - Fredric Brown

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It was not the fashion for politicians who aspired to elective office to live ostentatiously, no matter how much money they had. If they loved luxury—and most of them did—they indulged that love in ways less publicly obvious than by living in mansions. The public believes what it thinks it sees.

Fredric Brown

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Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction and mystery writer.

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Alternative Names: Fredric William Brown

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