Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

Stephen Leacock

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Topic

Advertising and marketing

Medium

Essay

Genre

Satire

Language

English

Time

1924 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

Leacock, Stephen. "The Perfect Salesman." Garden of Folly. S.B. Gundy/Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924.

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Bertrand Russell

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Bertrand Russell
Source
Marriage and Morals
Language
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Time
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