“I must say I'm not very fond of oratory that's so full of energy it hasn't any room for facts. ~ Martin, Ch. 22”

—  Sinclair Lewis, book Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith (1925)

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American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright 1885–1951

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