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Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet), 1694-1778

was a French author, humanist, rationalist, and satirist

The public is a ferocious beast — one must either chain it up or flee from it.

Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin), 1889-1977

was a British actor, director, and screenwriter

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.