Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony.
candide generate humor
Lionel Trilling
These are some quotes by American author Lionel Trilling Critic, who lived between July 4, 1905 and November 5, 1975.
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I don't remember much about the specifics of the economics courses that I majored in - I apparently internalized the key concepts - but I still remember vividly the thrill of reading 'Don Quixote,' Epictetus, 'The Aeneid,' 'King Lear' and 'Candide,' and how contemporary the stories and ideas in these old and ancient texts struck me.