“If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.” IfsMenMightDemocracySawsEssenceTemptedHairstylesMelodrama Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion
“Commercialism is laying its great greasy paw upon everything including the irresponsible quest of thrills; so that, whatever democracy may be theoretically, one is sometimes tempted to define it practically as standardized and commercialized melodrama.” MaySometimesDemocracyIncludingConservativeQuestsTemptedIrresponsiblePawsMelodramaCommercialism Book:On Literature, Cultures, and Religion Source: On Literature, Cultures, and Religion
