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But Italy is not an intellectual country. On the subway in Tokyo everybody reads. In Italy, they don't. Don't evaluate Italy from the fact that it produced Raphael and Michelangelo.
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
Judy Davis, Actress (1955) |
Joyce DeWitt, Actress (1949) |
Sandra Dee, Actress (1944) |
Chauncey Depew, Politician (1834) |
Bernadette Devlin, Politician (1947) |
Bram Fischer, Lawyer (1908) |
Halston, Designer (1932) |
Barry Hannah, Novelist (1942) |
Daniela Hantuchova, Athlete (1983) |
Jaime King, Actress (1979) |
Charles G. Dawes, Vice President (1951) |
Sam Ervin, Politician (1985) |
David Halberstam, Journalist (2007) |
Joseph Jefferson, Artist (1905) |
Constantine Karamanlis, Leader (1998) |
William Shakespeare, Dramatist (1616) |