P.T. Barnum — "The public is not capable of distinguishing between a genuine article and a spur…"
The public is not capable of distinguishing between a genuine article and a spurious one.
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Reported statement, a more direct expression of his views on public gullibility
Date: c. 1860s-1880s
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