Quote#Politics & Power
If we could have a full exposure of "the tricks of trade" of all…
Quote byP. T. Barnum · 1810–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Humbugs of the World (1865), Introduction.
English (original)
If we could have a full exposure of "the tricks of trade" of all sorts, of humbugs and deceivers of past times, religious, political, financial, scientific, quackish and so forth, we might perhaps look for a somewhat wiser generation to follow us. I shall be well satisfied if I can do something towards so good a purpose.
— P. T. Barnum
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