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masses

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1. masses - Noun

Derived from mass

2. masses - Verb

Meaning

the common people generally

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I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. Johannes Kepler

Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda. Hannah Arendt

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses. Dag Hammarskjöld

In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses. Russell Baker

One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. William Osler

When the corsair promises masses and candles, it goes ill with the galley. Spanish Proverb

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