Painting by Edouard Leon Cortes |
"Advertising may be described
as the science of arresting the human intelligence
long enough to get money from it."
~Stephen Butler Leacock
Stephen Leacock
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Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 – 28 March 1944) was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. In the early part of the 20th century he was the best-known humorist in the English-speaking world.[1] He is known for his light humour along with criticisms of people’s follies.[2] The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour was named in his honour.
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