David Riesman quote

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud, presenting an image of America taken seriously by no one, least of all by the advertising men who create it?
David Riesman
David Riesman
Born: Sep 22, 1909
Died: May 10, 2002

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Seriously, Men, Possible, Fraud, No-One, Taken, Advertising, Least, America, Fantastic, Ask, Create, Who, Whole, Why, Image, Presenting

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