I think the real tragedy is that we have a culture in which ... - Philip Roth

This quote is attributed to Philip Roth.

"I think the real tragedy is that we have a culture in which both the intellectuals and the businessmen are playing the same game."

Philip Roth Politics

Novelist American 1933–2018

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