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James Beck: “What a sordid Vanity Fair is our modern Civilization!”

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What a sordid Vanity Fair is our modern Civilization!
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James Beck
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Beck expresses a critical view of modern civilization, likening it to a superficial and materialistic fair.

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