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Most people are too silly to be truly interested in any thing. They herd together like cattle, and do not know what is good for them.

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Most people are too silly to be truly interested in any thing. They herd together like cattle, and do not know what is good for them.

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About Frank R. Stockton

Frank Richard Stockton (April 5, 1834 – April 20, 1902) was an American writer and humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular during the last decades of the 19th century.