Lanny smiled to himself. His chief called himself a “libera… - Upton Sinclair

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Lanny smiled to himself. His chief called himself a “liberal,” and Lanny had been trying to make up his mind just what that meant. He decided that a liberal was a high-minded gentleman who believed the world was made in his own image.

Upton Sinclair

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Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. (20 September 1878 – 25 November 1968) was a prolific American author who wrote in many genres, often advocating Socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Alternative Names: Upton Beall Sinclair • Clarke Fitch • Frederick Garrison • Arthur Stirling • Upton Sinclair Jr.

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