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There is nothing so bad but it can masquerade as moral.

Walter Lippmann

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Walter Lippmann
Age: 85 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 23
Died: 1974
Died: December 14
Journalist
Politician
Writer
New York City
New York
Masquerade
Ethics
Morality
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