Quote by Tallulah Bankhead

Television could perform a great service in mass education, but there's no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds.

Television could perform a great service in mass education,

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This quote suggests that television has the potential to be a powerful tool for mass education. However, the speaker implies that the intentions of television sponsors or advertisers may not align with this potential. It alludes to the idea that commercial interests and profit may be prioritized over using television as a means of educating the masses.

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