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His heroes, like those of Dickens, were taken from the common walk; the men he had met in the road and at the hustings, at whose firesides he had passed many hours.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “His heroes, like those of Dickens, were taken from the common walk; the men he had met in the road and at the hustings…”
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Stevenson highlights the significance of ordinary people and their stories in shaping society.
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