It is by all odds the loftiest of cities. It even managed to reach the highest point in the sky at the lowest moment of the depression.
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Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights how easily people can be misled by written information.
E. B. White's quote emphasizes the vulnerability of human judgment when it comes to information that is presented in print. It suggests that individuals often accept written material at face value without critical scrutiny, revealing a challenge in the age of information and misinformation.
Themes
TrustPrintGullibleInformationBelief
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a discussion about media literacy in schools.
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