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The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it what we need in public is less quantity and more quality
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"The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality"

- Don Marquis

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Don Marquis' quote speaks to the concept that the public is too big and too varied to be able to successfully make decisions that remain in the best interest of the public as a whole. He recommends that instead of having a large, diverse public, we must focus on having a smaller, more concentrated public that is much better informed and more capable of making decisions that are in the very best interest of the public. This idea speaks with the idea that a smaller sized, more educated public is more likely to make choices that remain in the very best interest of the general public as a whole, instead of decisions that are based upon individual interests or predispositions. Marquis' quote likewise talks to the idea that a smaller, more concentrated public is most likely to be able to make decisions that are based on truths and proof, instead of on feeling or viewpoint. Ultimately, Marquis' quote speaks to the concept that a smaller sized, more concentrated public is more likely to make decisions that are in the best interest of the public as a whole.

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Don Marquis This quote is written / told by Don Marquis between July 29, 1878 and December 29, 1937. He was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 39 other quotes.

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