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...Another paroxysm of applause shook the massive structure of the Chamber. Turning to ex-Premier Giolitti, Delcroix proceeded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Vote of Confidence | 12/1/1924 | See Source »

...things it can be so overdone as to assume the proportions of sheer imbecility. There is a moron class in every country to which the gruesome and exaggerated details of a murder case provide series of irresistible thrills, calculated to make little gum-chewers swallow their gum in a paroxysm of wide-eyed horror...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Morons' Delight | 4/21/1924 | See Source »

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