A satirist is never certain whether he/she will be acclaimed or punished.

Edgar Johnson
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  1. Satire is enjoyable compensation for being forced to think.

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  3. Satire is the antidote to Pollyanna and Dr. Pangloss. It focuses our gaze sharply upon the the contrast between things as they are and as they should be.

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