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    Who said, "One of the biggest failures in human history has been the ageless attempt to stop women painting their faces"?

    Question #15022. Asked by Stumped. (Dec 15 01 4:56 PM)


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    		The only place I can find it is in the Tribune on 28th April 1944 but I cannot see who said it.
    http://home19.inet.tele.dk/w-mute/AIP19.htm

    Dec 16 01, 4:41 PM
    McGruff

    		This was George Orwell, found in "George Orwell: As I Please, 1943-1945 : The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters".

    The exact quote is, "One of the big failures in human history has been the agelong attempt to stop women painting their faces."

    http://books.google.com/books?id=fCRLPIbLP8IC&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=%22stop+women+painting+their+faces%22&source=web&ots=J1T44l_jnx&sig=nhY3_TdOZaFvu27qDJkTSjsXnJ0

    Feb 26 08, 2:24 PM

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