“The mob shouts with one big mouth and eats with a thousand little ones.”

Tłum krzyczy jednymi wielkimi ustami, ale je tysiącem małych.
Unkempt Thoughts (1957)

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Tłum krzyczy jednymi wielkimi ustami, ale je tysiącem małych.

Unkempt Thoughts (1957)

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