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Quotation by Edgar Allan Poe
A lunatic may be "soothed,"... for a time, but in the end, he is very apt to become obstreperous. His cunning, too, is proverbial, and great.... When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), U.S. author. The superintendent of the asylum, in "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether," Graham's Magazine (1845).
On rebellion in the madhouse.
On rebellion in the madhouse.
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