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“Courtesy gives its owner a passport round the world. It transmutes aliens into trusting friends.”

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James Thomas Fields

James Thomas Fields (December 31, 1817 - April 24, 1881) was a prominent publisher in the United States. He had a significant impact on the field of literary publishing in America, serving as the editor of The Atlantic Monthly, which became one of the most important literary magazines in the country. more

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