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But
by the exercise of care a fawning friend may be
separated and distinguished from a true friend,
just as everything pretended and false may be
distinguished from what is genuine and true. A
public assembly, though composed of very ignorant
men, can, nevertheless, usually see the difference
between a demagogue—that is, a smooth-tongued,
shallow citizen—and one who has stability, sincerity,
and weight.
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