I am not a philanthropist, but I try to do good.
Showman, circus, hoaxes
Reported statement on his public image and actions
1870s-1880s (approx)
Found in 1 providers: grok
Cross Reference
1 source
"The public is more easily humbugged than ever."
Controversial"I am not ashamed to say that I am a humbug. I have always appealed to the public's love of the marvelous."
Humorous"I am a showman by profession... and all the gilding shall show, and all the tinsel shall glitter."
Controversial"Not at all, my ardent and inquiring friends, there is a scientific humbug just as large as any other. We have all heard of the Moon Hoax. Do none of you remember the Hydrarchos Sillimannii, that awful…"
Humorous"The bigger the show, the bigger the profits."
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