Saul Bellow on Demagoguery

Posted on January 25, 2017 | 1 Comment

“The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are as clever as he.”

Saul Bellow

Excerpted from: Winokur, Jon, ed. The Portable Curmudgeon. New York: Plume, 1992.

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One response to “Saul Bellow on Demagoguery”

  1. Henry's avatar Henry | January 25, 2017 at 11:45 am | Reply

    Wow!! Nailed that one!

    Sent from my iPhone

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