on the other hand, Sinclair Lewis (no relation to Upton) had a good quote.
Paraphrasing, he said that when fascism came to the US, it would be called
"Americanism."
jd
-----Original Message-----
From: Carrol Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sun 6/20/2004 4:55 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Sinclair Lewis quote
:-) Has someone already noted that Upton Sinclair and Sinclair Lewis are
not the same person?
Sinclair wrote a whole mass of pamphlets besides his novels. This could
come from almost anyplace.
Carrol
Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> Michael, I would be that C. Cox would know, but it sounds like it belongs in
the
> Brass Check.
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 04:11:17AM -0400, Michael Pollak wrote:
> > [Got it from A.W.A.D, so don't know the exact source]
> >
> > "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary
> > depends upon his not understanding it." -Upton Sinclair, novelist and
> > reformer (1878-1968)
> >
> > Michael
>
> --
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
>
> Tel. 530-898-5321
> E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
